# NTSB MIA93FA137: Cessna 152, N67571, Miami, FL, June 1, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1993, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Coordinates: 25.650934, -80.490364 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6509&lon=-80.4904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA93FA137
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37342/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93FA137

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FROM WHICH A RECOVERY WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command(cfi)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ANOTHER SCHOOL AIRPLANE HAD EARLIER MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT, AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL HAD TRAVELLED TO THE SITE OF THE DOWNED AIRPLANE. AS THEY WERE EXAMINING THE DOWNED AIRPLANE, THEY OBSERVED THIS AIRPLANE CIRCLING THE DOWNED AIRPLANE FROM 500 FT AGL INITIALLY DOWN TO ABOUT 150 FT AGL IN SLOW FLIGHT WHERE IT STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND.

## Factual narrative

On June 1, 1993, about 1930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67571, registered to Silver Express, experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed about 12 nautical miles west-southwest of the Tamiami Airport, Miami, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.  The airplane was destroyed and the certified flight instructor (CFI), and student were fatally injured.  The flight originated about 1730 from the Tamiami Airport.

According to the owner of the flight school, before the accident airplane crashed, another school airplane had performed a forced landing due to water in the fuel system.  He and two mechanics along with the CFI and student from the forced landing airplane were in the immediate vicinity, when the accident airplane began circling about 500 feet above ground level (agl).  The airplane descended to about 150 feet agl when the nose of the airplane dropped and the airplane descended and impacted the ground.  He further stated that he did not hear any unusual sounds from the engine before the loss of control.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67571](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67571-1998-09-22), registration cancelled 1998-09-22, S/N 15281920 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281920
- Airframe hours: 10228
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Silver Express Co. Inc.
- Registered owner: Silver Express Co. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 10, 1993, 36 hours before
- Departed: TMB

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, invalid medical for flight; seat: right; toxicology performed; flight hours: 455 total, 287 in this make and model, 304 as pilot in command, 102 in the last 90 days, 72 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TMB, 12 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 19930601016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930601016089A), Jun 1, 1993: Cessna 152, Miami, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Circled area of flight school downed aircraft. Stalled and spun to impact with ground. Student name not listed.

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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