- Date
- November 6, 1986, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Woodville, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49083Cessna 152
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861106082709A
- Case key
- 31734
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated private plt had received his certificate two days prior to the accident. The flight was receiving stage three radar service when it advised that it was in the clouds and was turning around. Radar contact was lost moments later and the acft crashed into a heavily wooded area. Witnesses in the area described the night as very dark with clouds and fog extending from the tree tops to about 2000 ft AGL. The weather data listed above is from an observation taken at tallahassee, FL, aprx 8 miles northwest of the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49083
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281140
- Airframe hours
- 3,769
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ace Flying School, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 6, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- TLH · Tallahassee, FL
- Destination
- CDK · Cedar Key, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 63 total · 26 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.