Cessna 152 accident near St. Augustine, FL
On June 29, 2021, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 29, 2021
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.967°N, 81.350°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210629103374
Official records · ERA21FA274
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 29, 2021, about 1427 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N25513, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (SGJ), St. Augustine, Florida. The flight instructor and a passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The purpose of the local flight was to take the passenger, a prospective student pilot, on a discovery flight. Radar data indicated the airplane departed SGJ at 1344 from runway 13. The airplane flew about 14 miles south, returned to circle the city of St. Augustine, Florida, then flew north along the coastline about 21 miles before returning to land. A witness observed the airplane approach runway 13 about 100 ft above ground level with “the wings swaying up and down.” He also stated the nose of the airplane appeared to be in a nose-up attitude before the airplane pitched down about 45° and impacted the runway. The impact was followed by a fire that engulfed the airplane as it slid about 200 ft before coming to rest. The airplane’s wreckage came to rest about 927 ft before the displaced threshold for runway 13 at SGJ, and the wreckage was oriented on a heading of 148°. All components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. Ground scars were consistent with the propeller spinner and left wing impacting the asphalt first followed by the nosewheel. Most of the cockpit, cabin, and instrument panel were consumed by fire. The inboard portion of the right wing was consumed by fire, including the fuel tank. Both the lef
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the landing approach.
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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.
