- Date
- February 17, 1988, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- La Belle, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93137Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880217027449A
- Case key
- 32137
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a personal flt, the passenger requested the instructor plt to demonstrate a forced landing. The plt descended, set up for a normal landing, & when the acft was at an alt of aprx 50- 100 ft, discontinued the descent & added power for climbout. At that moment he observed a single unmarked wire ahead. During the descent to avoid it, the verticle stabilizer contacted the wire. The flt returned to the departure location & landed without further occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93137
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285413
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tamiami Jet Center
- Registered owner
- Phoenix Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 16, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- TMB · Miami, FL
- Destination
- GIF · Winter Haven, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 502 total · 75 in this make and model · 345 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY, 40 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.
Other investigations on N93137 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.