- Date
- May 22, 1984, 18:51 local (22:51 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68760Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840522045879A
- Case key
- 30995
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Analysis
The student was on the 3rd leg of a solo, x-country flt. On the 2nd leg, he asked for a df steer to reach the arpt. During lunch, he discussed the situation with his instructor, who was at the arpt with another student. The solo student departed at 1455 EDT, en route from vero beach to opa-locka. At about 1620, he called palm beach tower to report that he was lost over water. For an hour & a half, ground & air parties tried to locate him, but they were unsuccessful. At about 1847, the plt stated on the radio that he had run out of fuel & was ditching. At about 1851, a british aircrew made contact with the plt who stated that he was in the water & asked what he should do. He was instructed to exit the acft & use the seat CUSHI0NS for flotation. No further contact was established. The search was suspended on 5/27/84. The plt injury & acft damage are presumed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68760
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282361
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Airway Charters Ltd Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 8, 1984
- Departed
- VRB · Vero Beach, FL
- Destination
- OPF · Opa-Locka, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 53 total · 53 in this make and model · 42 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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