Cessna 152 accident near Naples, Florida, February 17, 1992
On February 17, 1992 at about 10:58 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N24211, was substantially damaged in an accident near Naples, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL AT HIS LAST DEPARTURE POINT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 17, 1992 · about 10:58 pm local time
- Place
- Naples, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N24211 · registry record · serial 15280151
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PRIVATE PILOT, ON VACATION FROM ENGLAND, HAD RENTED TH E AIRPLANE FOR A PERSONAL, CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HE ESTIMATED THE FUEL ENDURANCE TO BE 4.3 HOURS. ON THE FINAL LEG OF THE X-C, HE OBSERVED HIS FUEL SUPPLY GETTING LOW, BUT STILL ATTEMPTED TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. ABOUT 15 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED, AND THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO REFUEL AT HIS INTERMEDIATE STOP.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 157 hours in all; 79 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,429 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, January 27, 1992; 71 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Naples Air Center, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: VRB Vero Beach FL at 9:45 pm
- Destination: APF Naples FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from APF, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL92LA045.