PEMBROKE PINES, FL, USA
N48661
CESSNA 152
ONE MIN AND 20 SECONDS AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, THE PLT TRANSMITTED ON TOWER FREQ THAT HE WAS 'COMING IN FOR A LANDING.' THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO BANK TO THE LEFT, ENTER A STEEP DESCENT FROM 200 TO 300 FT AGL & CRASH. AN INTENSE POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. TOXICOLOGICAL EXAM RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. NO EVIDENCE OF PLT INCAPACITATION WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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