Cessna 152 N24211

Summary

On 17 February 1992 at about 22:58 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24211, operated by Naples Air Center, Inc., was involved in an accident near Naples, 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.

Date

17 February 1992 at 22:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Naples, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N24211

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Naples Air Center, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vero Beach → Naples

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL92LA045

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL AT HIS LAST DEPARTURE POINT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PRIVATE PILOT, ON VACATION FROM ENGLAND, HAD RENTED TH E AIRPLANE FOR A PERSONAL, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HE ESTIMATED THE FUEL ENDURANCE TO BE 4.3 HOURS. ON THE FINAL LEG OF THE X-C, HE OBSERVED HIS FUEL SUPPLY GETTING LOW, BUT STILL ATTEMPTED TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. ABOUT 15 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED, AND THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REFUEL AT HIS INTERMEDIATE STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.