ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42161
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| Date: | Thursday 19 November 1987 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Jet Center Rental Service |
| Registration: | N89741 |
| MSN: | 15282849 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2610 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Okeelanta, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clewiston, FL (X53) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH ABOUT 20 DEGS FLAPS EXTENDED. THE STATED PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO SPOT DEER & A SUITABLE AREA IN WHICH TO HUNT. TORSIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME SUGGESTED THAT THE ACFT WAS SPINNING AT IMPACT. WITNESSES IN THE AREA STATED THAT THERE WERE HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS & THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT BUT NO SHOULDER HARNESS. THE PAX WAS WEARING NEITHER SEAT BELT NOR SHOULDER HARNESS & HE WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM THE ACFT ON IMPACT. THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PLT HELD AN EXPIRED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE NOR RELATED COMPONENTS. ALL COMPONENTS NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN FLT WERE FOUND ATTACHED TO THE ACFT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X32574
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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