Cessna 152 N65436

Summary

On 23 August 2008 at about 14:34 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N65436, operated by Ormond Beach Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 August 2008 at 14:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ormond Beach Municipal (OMN)

Coordinates

29.3006, -81.1136

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N65436

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ormond Beach Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ormond Beach → Ormond Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA171

2 people had minor injuries.

Both pilots' inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel.

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 of the Cessna 152 found water in the fuel tanks during the preflight inspection. Large amounts of fuel had to be sumped to ensure all the water was removed. Their 1-hour instructional flight was uneventful. They returned to the departing airport, landed and took a short break from flying. They then returned to the airplane to continue the instructional training of touch-and-go landings. The fuel system was not sumped before the second flight. During the initial climb after the first touch-and-go, the engine lost all power about 300 feet above the ground. The flight instructor took over control of the airplane and landed on a golf course fairway, striking trees before coming to a stop. Postcrash examination revealed 6 ounces of water in the gascolator and the right fuel tank cap had indication of leaking and infiltration.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.