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, the airplane rolled off the side.
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 crashed near Coral Springs during a forced landing after running out of fuel, resulting in substantial damage but no injuries to the student pilot.
- The incident followed the pilot's inability to locate the destination airport for several hours, despite squawking an emergency (7700) and being identified by Air Traffic Control.
- ATC was unable to establish contact with the pilot after the emergency squawk, leading to the plane running out of fuel and a subsequent landing on a levee where the aircraft rolled off.
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