N67571

Destroyed
Fatal

CESSNA 152 S/N: 15281920

Accident Details

Date
Tuesday, June 1, 1993
NTSB Number
MIA93FA137
Location
MIAMI, FL
Event ID
20001211X12666
Coordinates
25.650934, -80.490364
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
2

Probable Cause and Findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE FROM WHICH A RECOVERY WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

Aircraft Information

Registration
N67571
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
15281920
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Model / ICAO
152 C152
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1

Registered Owner (Historical)

Name
SILVER EXPRESS CO
Address
14569 S W 127TH STREET
Status
Deregistered
City
MIAMI
State / Zip Code
FL 33186
Country
United States

Analysis

On June 1, 1993, about 1930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67571, registered to Silver Express, experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed about 12 nautical miles west-southwest of the Tamiami Airport, Miami, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was destroyed and the certified flight instructor (CFI), and student were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1730 from the Tamiami Airport.

According to the owner of the flight school, before the accident airplane crashed, another school airplane had performed a forced landing due to water in the fuel system. He and two mechanics along with the CFI and student from the forced landing airplane were in the immediate vicinity, when the accident airplane began circling about 500 feet above ground level (agl). The airplane descended to about 150 feet agl when the nose of the airplane dropped and the airplane descended and impacted the ground. He further stated that he did not hear any unusual sounds from the engine before the loss of control.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# MIA93FA137