Accident · 1997-04-10

NTSB case MIA97LA133 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N5442B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out on landing rollout resulting in an on-ground collision with a berm/furrow, and subsequent nose over. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Source: NTSB case MIA97LA133

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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