| Crash location | 29.959167°N, 81.339722°W |
| Nearest city | St. Augustine, FL
29.893697°N, 81.321489°W 4.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N6553L |
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| Accident date | 18 Jun 2015 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 152 |
| Additional details: | None |
On June 18, 2015, about 1420 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6553L, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power on takeoff from Northeast Florida Regional Airport (SGJ), St. Augustine, Florida. The student pilot and flight instructor were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight, which was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
The flight instructor stated that she and the student pilot had departed SGJ about 40 minutes earlier, and had practiced maneuvers in the local practice area before returning to the airport for practice takeoffs and landings. During the fourth takeoff, at an altitude about 200 feet above ground level, the engine experienced a loss of power. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane and initiated a left turn to return to the airport. The airplane touched down in a grassy area perpendicular to taxiway Bravo, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane continued across the taxiway, where it came to rest upright.
Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. Examination of the engine was scheduled for a later date.