Cessna 152 N93508
3 July 1983 · Near Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1983 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93508 was involved in an accident near Near Tampa, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Tampa, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N93508
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA176
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE FLT, HE HAD TAKEN 2 SOMINEX TABLETS, BUT HAD INSOMNIA & COULD NOT SLEEP, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS VERY TIRED. HE STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE THOUGHT HE WAS HEADING SOUTHEAST, BUT LATER, HE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS GOING NORTHEAST. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG STARTED TO SPUTTER & BACKFIRE SO HE LANDED IN A COW PASTURE. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK A 3-WIRE, BARBED WIRE FENCE. AFTER LANDING, HE RAN UP THE ENG SEVERAL TIMES & IT OPERATED NORMALLY, SO HE ASSUMED THERE WAS A FUEL BLOCKAGE THAT HAD PASSED. REPORTEDLY, HE CHECKED THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE & THOUGHT IT WAS AIRWORTHY. SO HE TOOK OFF & RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT. AFTER ARRIVING, HE INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON A PARALLEL TAXIWAY BESIDE RWY 18L. ON THE APCH, THE TOWER TRANSMITTED A WARNING OF THE SITUATION & INSTRUCTED THE PLT TO GO AROUND. THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT HEAR THE TRANSMISSION. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ODOR OF BEER IN THE ACFT & FOUND THE CARPET WAS WET WITH BEER. THE ACFT HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE OFF ARPT LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1983 | Cessna 152 | Augusta, Kansas, United States | Goldwing Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |