Cessna 152 accident near Clewiston, Florida, January 7, 2002
On January 7, 2002 at about 7:42 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N25441, was substantially damaged in an accident near Clewiston, Florida (Airglades airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind, and failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 7, 2002 · about 7:42 pm local time
- Place
- Clewiston, Florida · Airglades · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N25441 · no longer on the register · serial 15280661
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot made a cross wind landing to a closed airport. The pilot did not maintain or apply a cross wind correction with ailerons and experienced an in-flight loss of directional control. The airplane went to the left of the runway and the landing gear collided with fence posts and nosed down on the ground.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 37 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 17 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,169 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, December 14, 2001; 42 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LNA Lantana FL at 6:45 pm
- Destination: 2IS Clewiston FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 32
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 16 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,400 ft; scat at 2,700 ft
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from FMY, 60 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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