Cessna 152 N67896
18 September 1987 · Plant City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1987 at about 20:36 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67896 was involved in an accident near Plant City, 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 20:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plant City, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.9803, -82.0994
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N67896
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kissimmee → St.petersburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87LA251
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 STUDENT PLT STATED THE ACFT WAS CRUISING AT 3000 FT, WHEN THE ENG LOST PWR. SHE SELECTED A FLD & MADE AN EMERG LNDG. DRG THE LNDG ROLL, THE ACFT WENT THRU A BARBED WIRE FENCE, HIT A DITCH, NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN A TOTAL OF 5.2 HRS SINCE IT HAD BEEN REFUELED. THE NORMAL FLT TIME OF A CESSNA 152 WITH LONG RANGE FUEL TANKS WAS APRX 5.5 HOURS. THE STUDENT HAD PLANNED FOR A FUEL CONSUMPTION OF 4.8 GPH; ACTUAL CONSUMPTION WAS APRX 7 GPH. A POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED SOME FUEL HAD LEAKED FM THE LOWER CORNER OF THE RGT FUEL TANK & AT THE FUEL QUANTITY SENDING UNIT IN THE TOP OF THE TANK, BUT THE AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Caney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Omni Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Cessna 152 | New Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | Jet Away of Lawton | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Marine City, Michigan, United States | Marine City Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tremonton, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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