Amateur-built LAZER-200 and Cessna U-206 accident near St. Petersburg, Florida, February 3, 1994
On February 3, 1994 at about 5:20 pm local time, 2 aircraft, amateur-built LAZER-200 (N199J) and Cessna U-206 (N72074), were involved in the same accident near St. Petersburg, Florida (Albert Whitted airport). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT.
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 3, 1994 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- St. Petersburg, Florida · Albert Whitted · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Amateur-built LAZER-200
- Registration
- N199J · registry record · serial 01
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Cessna U-206 · all U-206s on the register
- Registration
- N72074 · no longer on the register · serial 1275
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative for the amateur-built LAZER-200 final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN AIRPLANE WITH CONVENTIONAL GEAR WAS TAXIING FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND WAS CLEARED TO CROSS THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUE TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY BUT DID NOT MAKE 'S-TURNS'. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS HOLDING SHORT ON THE SAME TAXIWAY. THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE STRUCK THE OTHER AIRPLANE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Cessna U-206 final · quoted from the NTSB record
AN AIRPLANE WITH CONVENTIONAL GEAR WAS TAXIING FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND WAS CLEARED TO CROSS THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUE TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DID NOT MAKE 'S-TURNS'. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS HOLDING SHORT FOR TAKE OFF ON THE SAME TAXIWAY. THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE STRUCK THE OTHER AIRPLANE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.
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 for the amateur-built LAZER-200 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,250 hours in all; 40 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 1,170 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 45 hours since
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 6, 3,322 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:20 pm from SPG
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
The factual record for the Cessna U-206 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,800 hours in all; 150 in this make and model; 240 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days; 3,650 as pilot in command; 900 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,410 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 42 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-F (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Red Barron Aviation
The flight
- Destination: TPA Tampa FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 6, 3,322 ft by 100 ft
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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 MIA94LA065.