Cessna 152 N94642

Summary

On 12 December 1983 at about 00:41 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N94642 was involved in an accident near Venice, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 December 1983 at 00:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Venice (VNC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N94642

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA84FA044

1 person died.

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

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT FOR THE PROSPECTIVE STUDENT PLT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE SECOND TRAFIC PATTERN OVER THE GULF, THE ACFT APPEARED TO HIT A GUST OF WIND, PITCHED UP, & ENTERED A SPIN. WINDS WERE GUSTING 27 KTS, & SEVERE WX WAS FORECAST & ARRIVED LATER IN THE EVENING. A LARGE THUNDERSTORM AREA WAS VISIBLE FROM THE WX SATELLITE JUST WEST OF THE ARPT WEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.