Cessna 152 accident near Tamarac, FL
On November 2, 1999, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tamarac, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 2, 1999
- Place
- Tamarac, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.209°N, 80.270°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20134
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 2, 1999, about 1137 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N924JH, registered to a private owner, and operated by Ramz Enterprises, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed in the Everglades while maneuvering in the vicinity of Tamarac, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed, and the private-rated pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), Florida, about 24 minutes before the accident. A witness stated he was flying southbound en route to FXE at about 1,000 feet. He observed the accident airplane about 200 to 300 feet below the 2,000-foot ceiling, in an extreme nose-high attitude. The witness further stated that he observed the airplane roll to the left, pitch nose down and descend in a tight spin to the left, colliding with the Everglades. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on file at the Federal Aviation Administration Airman Certification Branch, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma revealed that the pilot-in-command was issued a private pilot certificate with a rating, airplane single-engine land on April 10, 1999. The pilot's logbook indicated he had total flight time of about 124 flight hours, with about 78 flight hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane, and the remaining flight hours in helicopters. His logbook, and the flight school training records from the school where he learned to fly airplanes, and from whom he also rented the accident airplane, showed that he received t
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in the airplane stalling and entering a spin to the left at an inadequate altitude and his failure to apply spin recovery emergency procedures prior to the airplane impacting the swamp.
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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.
