Cessna 152 N25057

Summary

On 2 July 1988 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25057, operated by Airline Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Marathon, 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.

Date

2 July 1988 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Marathon, Florida, United States

Coordinates

24.7097, -81.0807

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N25057

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Airline Aviation Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Myers → Marathon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA88LA211

Nobody was injured.

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 WAS ON HIS 1ST SOLO X-C FLT. A PORTION OF THE FLT INCLUDED A 30 MI STRETCH OVER THE FLORIDA BAY SECTION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE FLT CARRIED NO FLOTATION GEAR. 5.2 HRS INTO THE FLT, THE ENG QUIT & A DITCHING WAS PERFORMED NEAR A PLEASURE CRAFT WHICH THE PLT WAS CERTAIN HAD SEEN HIM DITCH. THE BOAT SAILED AWAY. THE PLT HAD GOTTEN OFF A MAYDAY JUST BEFORE DITCHING & WAS PICKED UP BY THE COAST GUARD SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE ACFT WAS LATER RAISED & NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT. THE PLT STATED HE HAD DONE SOME EXTRA FLYING TO GET AROUND TSTRMS & HAD APPARENTLY RUN OUT OF FUEL. HE WAS APPROX 10 MI FROM HIS DESTINATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.