Cessna 152 N6613L

Summary

On 10 February 1994 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6613L was involved in an accident near Brooksville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 1994 at 21:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Brooksville, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.4990, -82.2792

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6613L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Port Richey → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA94FA070

1 person died.

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual lookout and altitude while maneuvering after becoming lost/disoriented, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's physical impairment due to prescription drugs, and self-induced anxiety and apprehension due to becoming lost and disoriented.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS FLYING VFR IN THE LOCAL AREA AND BECAME LOST. SHE ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH THE FIXED-BASE OPERATOR, AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW POWER LINES TO THE AIRPORT. A SHORT TIME LATER SHE WAS HEARD TO SAY 'TELL THEM I'M LANDING SOMEWHERE ELSE.' A WITNESS STATED SHE HEARD AN AIRPLANE FLYING TOWARDS HER HOUSE, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LOUD. SHE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW AN AIRPLANE FLYING TOWARDS THE TREES. SHE DUCKED UNDER A TABLE, AND HEARD THE AIRPLANE COLLIDE WITH THE TREES, FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF DEBRIS HITTING THE HOUSE, AND AN EXPLOSION WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF SHE HAD STATED TO ANOTHER PILOT THAT SHE WAS HAVING A BAD DAY. THE PILOT HAD TERMINATED A PREGNANCY 2 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, AND 1 DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HER PRESCRIPTION WAS CHANGED TO TORADOL. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS DETECTED PENTAZOCINE (0.263 UG/ML) IN THE BLOOD AND URINE, AND ALPRAZOLAM (0.217 UG/ML) IN THE BLOOD AND LIVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.