Cessna 152 N25945
20 December 1990 · Deland, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1990 at about 19:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N25945, operated by Comair Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Deland, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deland, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.0494, -81.3104
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N25945
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Comair Aviation Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sanford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA91LA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT IN ICING CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CFI PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES & AFTER APPLYING THE THROTTLE TO ABORT THE MANEUVER, THE END DID NOT RESPOND. ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE & NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF PLT OF THE FLT SCHOOL, THE ENG STARTED & OPERATED NORMALLY AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR SERIOUS INDUCTION ICING AT GLIDE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1990 | Cessna 152 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1990 | Cessna 152 | Palmetto, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1990 | Cessna 152 | Albany, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1990 | Cessna 152 | Hagerstown, Indiana, United States | Brookville Airpark | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1990 | Cessna 152 | Miramar, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Aug 1990 | Cessna 152 | Goose Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 1990 | Lockheed L1329 | Miami, Florida, United States | Tokoph, David | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1990 | Cessna 172G | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Weeks, Milton D. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1990 | Piper PA-30 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Calley, Nicholas O. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1990 | Piper PA-28-151 | Jupiter, Florida, United States | Zimmerman, Barry L. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1990 | Piper J-3 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | Nesbitt, James K. | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Dec 1990 | Beechcraft F33A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Globe Aero Ltd. | No injuries | - |