Cessna 152 N169LC

Summary

On 1 December 2007 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N169LC, operated by Dean International, was involved in an accident near Miami, 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

1 December 2007 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Kendall Tamiami Executive Airp (KTMB)

Coordinates

25.6419, -80.4264

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N169LC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dean International

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC08LA023

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for an undetermined reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot returned to the airport to do touch-and-go landings. Following the first touch-and-go, the airplane climbed to about 200 feet above the runway, and the engine started to run rough and lose rpm. The flight instructor attempted to return to the runway. He reported that the airplane landed hard about 80 feet short of a water retention pond, and rolled into the pond, coming to rest inverted. He said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident, and that during the accident the tail was separated from the cabin section. The airplane was not examined by the NTSB, and it is unknown what precipitated the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.