Nov. 12, Coral Springs, Fla. / Cessna 152

At about 12:40 EST, a Cessna 152 crashed during a forced landing near Coral Springs. The airplane was substantially damaged but the student pilot was not injured. The flight originated about 08:30 from the Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport in Miami. Inspectors said the flight arrived in the area of the destination airport about 1 hour after takeoff but the pilot was unable to locate the airport. He continued looking for the airport, then at 12:11 squawked 7700. The West Palm Beach Air Traffic Control Tower radar identified the airplane but was unable to raise the pilot. The flight continued until the plane ran out of fuel. The pilot landed the airplane on a levee and during the landing roll,...

Key Takeaways:

• A Cessna 152 made a forced landing near Coral Springs due to fuel exhaustion, resulting in substantial aircraft damage but no injuries to the student pilot.
• The incident occurred after the student pilot spent several hours unable to locate the destination airport despite arriving in the area an hour after takeoff.
• The pilot squawked an emergency signal (7700) over an hour before the crash, but air traffic control was unable to establish contact with the aircraft.

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