ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353578
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| Date: | Thursday 12 November 1998 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Developement Flight |
| Registration: | N65611 |
| MSN: | 15281650 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8597 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coral Springs, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (KTMB) |
| Pahokee, FL (KPHK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the flight departed and after reaching his third to the last checkpoint, he could not located his next checkpoint. He orbited the area then became lost and about 3 hours 30 minutes after the flight departed, he contacted the Miami AFSS and advised he was lost, the right fuel tank and empty and the left fuel tank was low on fuel. He then flew away from the congested area expecting to perform a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion and after the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion, he landed the airplane on a dike. During the landing roll, the airplane rolled off the dike and collided with trees. The airplane had been operated for 3.8 hours since takeoff according to the hour meter. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were empty.
Probable Cause: The delay by the pilot to obtain proper assistance after becoming lost/disoriented resulting in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA033
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 08:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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