Cessna 152 accident near New Smyrna Bch, FL
On July 15, 1996, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 15, 1996
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.970°N, 80.871°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06306
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 15, 1996, a Cessna 152, N65514, registered to Air Lease Inc., leased by PHILAIR Flight Center, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed at an undetermined time in the vicinity of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed . The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Daytona Beach International Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 15, 1996, at 1053 eastern daylight time. The airplane wreckage was located on July 16, 1996. The owner of PHILAIR stated that the dispatch sheet for N65514 indicated that the airplane would return at "1200," and he interpreted that to mean that the airplane would return at midnight on July 15, 1996. The next morning when the airplane had not returned, PHILAIR initiated inquiries to the whereabouts of the aircraft and reported the airplane as missing to the FAA. Review of the United States Air Force Rescue Communications Centers (AFRCC) Controller's Log revealed the search and rescue satellite aided tracking (SARSAT) received a first alert about 11 hours after N65514 departed Daytona Beach. The SARSAT merged on July 16, 1996. The Civil Air Patrol reported an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal to the AFRCC, and a Volusia County Sheriff's Department helicopter was dispatched to the area, and located the airplane wreckage at 1500. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The investigation revealed that the commercial pilot had been admitted to a local hospital for gastroenteritis on July 13, 1996, and was re
Probable cause
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance because of gastroenteritis and use of the prescription drug Phenergan (promethazine).
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
