Cessna 152 accident near Missing Acft, September 2, 1984
On September 2, 1984 at about 5:00 am local time, a Cessna 152, registered N93480, was destroyed in an accident near Missing Acft. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 2, 1984 · about 5:00 am local time
- Place
- Missing Acft
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N93480 · no longer on the register · serial 152-85498
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
N93480 DEPARTED LAFAYETTE, LA ON A REPORTED 2 HR SIGHT-SEEING FLT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO & FAILED TO RETURN. THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE PLT & NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE ACFT HAVE BEEN FOUND. THE PLT LEFT A NOTE SUGGESTING POSSIBLE SUICIDE. INFO CONCERNING PLT INJURY & ACFT DAMAGE IS PRESUME.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,161 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
- Operator: Paul Fournet Air Service INC
The flight
- Departed from: LFT Lafayette LA at 2:00 pm
- Destination: LFT Lafayette LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; not recorded at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 pm from LFT
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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