Cessna 152 N924JH

Summary

On 2 November 1999 at about 16:37 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N924JH, operated by Ramz Enterprises, was involved in an accident near Tamarac, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 1999 at 16:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Tamarac, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.2093, -80.2698

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N924JH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ramz Enterprises

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Lauderdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00FA019

1 person died.

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.

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

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A witness stated he was flying southbound en route to FXE at about 1,000 feet and he observed the accident airplane about 200 to 300 feet below the 2,000-foot ceiling, in an extreme nose-high attitude. He observed the accident airplane roll to the left, pitch nose down and descend in a spin to the left, colliding with the Everglades. Postcrash examination of the aircraft structure, flight controls, engine and propeller showed no evidence of precrash mechanical failure or malfunction. The Information Manual for the Cessna 152, Section 4, Normal Procedures, states that spin entries should be accomplished at a high enough altitude so that recoveries are completed 4,000 or more above ground level. The manual further states that at least 1,000 feet of altitude loss should be allowed for a 1-turn spin and recovery, and that in any case, entries should be planned so that recoveries are completed at least 1,500 feet above the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.