Cessna C-152 accident near Yeehaw Junction, Florida, February 19, 1983
On February 19, 1983 at about 4:50 pm local time, a Cessna C-152, registered N49132, was substantially damaged in an accident near Yeehaw Junction, Florida. 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
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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
- February 19, 1983 · about 4:50 pm local time
- Place
- Yeehaw Junction, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-152
- Registration
- N49132 · no longer on the register · serial 152 81156
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 3.2 HOURS LATER THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TESTS FAILED TO REVEAL EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE ENGINE FUEL COMSUMPTION WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH.
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
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 43 hours in all; 43 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 17 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,581 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 1, 1982; 64 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Ormond Beach Aviation, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: X16 Tampa FL at 3:09 pm
- Destination: FPR Ft. Pierce FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:52 am from VRB, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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