Cessna 152 N48956
12 January 1980 · Tampa, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 January 1980 at about 08:02 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48956, operated by Tampa Flying S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tampa, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Peter O.knight
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48956
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tampa Flying S
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0033
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WITNESSES OBSD PLT ENTER CLD DRG BASE TURN, THEN DEP CLD IN STEEP SPIRALING DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1980 | Cessna 152 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Wings West Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1980 | Cessna 152 | Hayward, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1980 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Ross School of | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 1980 | Cessna 152 | Tilden, Wisconsin, United States | Gibson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1980 | Cessna 152 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Interair Servi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1980 | Cessna 152 | Dover, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |