Accident · 2000-01-29

NTSB case MIA00LA078 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-01-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N94999)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Orlando Flight Training Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ORLANDO FLIGHT TRAINING, INC.

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to obtain winds aloft for the planned cross country flight with a preflight weather briefing and inadequate fuel consumption calculations performed by the pilot resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Source: NTSB case MIA00LA078

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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