- Date
- November 19, 1987, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Okeelanta, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N89741Cessna 152
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871119066629A
- Case key
- 31995
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed into a wildlife management area in a steep nose down attitude with about 20 degs flaps extended. The stated purpose of the flt was to spot deer & a suitable area in which to hunt. Torsional damage to the airframe suggested that the acft was spinning at impact. Witnesses in the area stated that there were heavy rain squalls & thunderstorms in the area at the time of the accident. The plt was wearing a seat belt but no shoulder harness. The pax was wearing neither seat belt nor shoulder harness & he was partially ejected from the acft on impact. The non instrument rated plt held an expired medical certificate. There was no evidence of any preimpact malfunction or failure of the airframe, engine nor related components. All components necessary to sustain flt were found attached to the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89741
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282849
- Airframe hours
- 2,610
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jet Center Rental Service, Inc
- Registered owner
- Del Aire Enterprises, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 22, 1987 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- X53 · Clewiston, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 96 total · 60 in this make and model · 70 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 39 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.