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Cessna 152 N5442B

10 April 1997 · La Crosse, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 April 1997 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5442B was involved in an accident near La Crosse, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:20
Classification
Accident
Location
La Crosse, Florida, United States
Coordinates
29.8408, -82.3994
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5442B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Perry → Gainesville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA97LA133

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out on landing rollout resulting in an on-ground collision with a berm/furrow, and subsequent nose over. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot experienced a total loss of engine power in cruise flight. The pilot made a forced landing to an open field and collided with berm/furrow on landing rollout and nosed over inverted. Examination of the fuel system revealed to visible sign of odor of fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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