19791027031419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Highland Beach, FL · October 27, 1979

Date
October 27, 1979 · 15:40 local
Place
Highland Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89705
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DKT09
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total28 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot ditched aircraft when engine failed. Found 1/2 to 1-1/2 gallons of fuel on board.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DITCHED AIRCRAFT WHEN ENGINE FAILED. FOUND 1/2 TO 1-1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.