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Cessna 152 N152LE

25 June 2001 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 June 2001 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N152LE was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, United States. One person was 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 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Tampa, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Vandenberg Airport (VDF)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N152LE
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ocala → Tampa
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
MIA01LA176

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while taxing an airplane for parking resulting in an on ground collision with a fixed object (Hangar/Building.)

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was asked by a lineman to turn the airplane around after returning from a flight. The student pilot made a u-turn and the right wing collided with a hangar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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