Accident · 2006-03-16

NTSB case MIA06LA064 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-03-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N25566)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Delta Connection Academy, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Delta Connection Academy

Probable cause

A loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to contamination (debris) lodged in the carburetor jet, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.

Source: NTSB case MIA06LA064

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.

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