Cessna 152 accident near Ponce, PR
On July 19, 2009, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ponce, PR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 19, 2009
- Place
- Ponce, PR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 17.953°N, 66.558°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090722X91517
Official records · ERA09LA413
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On July 18, 2009, sometime after 2315 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna 152, N5518P, was lost at sea in the vicinity of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight, from Mercedita Airport (TJPS), Ponce, Puerto Rico, to Antonio Juarbe Pol Airport (TJAB), Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a flight instructor, the pilot, a medical doctor, originally departed Arecibo for Ponce at 1745, with the purpose of picking up some flu vaccine for some friends. The airplane departed with 17 gallons of fuel onboard, or approximately 3 hours' flight duration. A half hour later, the pilot called the flight instructor to say he had arrived in Ponce. At 1900, the flight instructor called the pilot to advise him that the weather was deteriorating, especially in some of the interior regions, and the pilot responded that he was aware of it and was monitoring Doppler radar. The flight instructor called the pilot again about 2000, and told him that there was weather in the vicinity of Arecibo, and the pilot responded that he'd wait 1 to 2 hours for the weather to improve. The flight instructor then offered to drive over and pick up the pilot, but the pilot told him no, and that he would wait. About 2230, the flight instructor again called the pilot to inform him that there was weather east and north of Ponce. The flight instructor had also called the pilot's wife, who subsequen
Probable cause
The airplane’s impact with water for undetermined reasons.
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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.
