Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87FA025

WOODVILLE, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N49083

CESSNA 152

Analysis

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PLT HAD RECEIVED HIS CERTIFICATE TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS RECEIVING STAGE THREE RADAR SERVICE WHEN IT ADVISED THAT IT WAS IN THE CLOUDS AND WAS TURNING AROUND. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST MOMENTS LATER AND THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. WITNESSES IN THE AREA DESCRIBED THE NIGHT AS VERY DARK WITH CLOUDS AND FOG EXTENDING FROM THE TREE TOPS TO ABOUT 2000 FT AGL. THE WEATHER DATA LISTED ABOVE IS FROM AN OBSERVATION TAKEN AT TALLAHASSEE, FL, APRX 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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