# NTSB MIA92FA085: Cessna 425, N66LM, Lakeland, FL, February 11, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 11, 1992, 06:02 local (11:02 UTC)
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Location: 27.9772° N, 82.0304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9772&lon=-82.0304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA92FA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32980/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA085

## Probable cause

LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BY THE PILOT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PILOT DEPARTED VFR AND FLEW TO HIS DESTINATION AND FOUND IT FOGGED IN. HE THEN REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN AN IFR CLEARANCE FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. HE WAS OBSERVED TO BREAK OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL IN A LEFT BANK AND YAW. HE THEN CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, ENGINES AND PROPELLERS REVEALED NO PREEXISTING FAILURES. AFTER THE CRASH A FIRE PARTIALLY CONSUMED THE WRECKAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66LM-1992-09-02), registration cancelled 1992-09-02, S/N 4250137 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Registry model: [Cessna 425](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (registry code 2076018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 425-0137
- Engines: P&W PT6A-112 450 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Maximo Air Inc.
- Registered owner: Maximo Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 10, 1991
- Departed: BOW, BARTOW, FL
- Destination: LAL, LAKELAND, FL
- Flight plan: VFR/IFR
- Airport: LAL, Lakeland Regional, runway 5, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 10,850 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dawn
- Wind: 360° at 3 knots
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LAL, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920211002359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920211002359A), Feb 11, 1992: Cessna 425, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flew into ground on ILS approach. Was below decision height. Dense fog in area.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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