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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1983 |
| Time: | 17:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark Wayne Brown |
| Registration: | N89225 |
| MSN: | 15282681 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 589 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Belle, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Belle, FL (X-14) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT ABOUT 1720 A COMMERCIAL PLT LANDED AT LA BELLE airport & REPORTED THAT THE CEILING WAS RAGGED IN NATURE, SOME 200-300 FTOFF THE GROUND, WITH VISIBILITY 2 MI IN DRIZZLE. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE airport HE NOTICED 2 MEN SITTING IN A BLUE & WHILE C-152. AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS HOME, LOCATED 1-1/2 MI FROM THE airport, HE OBSERVED A BLUE & WHILE C-152 AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL.HE HEARD AN ENG SOUND OF 'EXTREME HIGH R.P.M AND THEN SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE.' HE THEN DROVE BACK TO THE airport & FOUND THE BLUE & WHITE C-152 MISSING. THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT A DESCENT ANGLE OF NEAR 15 DEG NOSE DOWN. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT (BAC) WAS 0.15% & HIS GASTRIC BAC WAS 0.449%. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42044
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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