ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365671
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| Date: | Monday 18 February 1991 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Brown's Seaplane Base, Inc. |
| Registration: | N24913 |
| MSN: | 15280447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Cloud, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tampa, FL (X39) |
| Winter Haven, FL (KGIF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED ON A LOCAL FLT & LANDED AT AN UNK ARPT. HE THEN DETERMINED HIS LOCATION & PROCEEDED TO RETURN BUT BECAME DISORIENTED AGAIN. THE ENG LOST TOTAL POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION & THE PLT LANDED IN AN OPEN AREA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE ACFT WAS OPERATED FOR 4.5 HRS SINCE THE LAST REFUELING & IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO VOR RECEIVERS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PLAN THE FLIGHT AND FAILURE TO OBTAIN PROPER ASSISTANCE FROM ATC AFTER BECOMING LOST, WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA082
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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