# Incident 19800525048119I: Cessna 152, Opa Locka, FL, May 25, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1980, 16:10 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68744-1992-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525048119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIGH WINDS TURNED TAXIING AIRCRAFT OVER.

## Other reports on N68744 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901111049679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049679A), Nov 11, 1990: Cessna 152 (N68744), West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Blown over while landing in a strong crosswind. Runway 31 was available.
- [Incident 19791005050479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005050479I), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68744), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Pilot left the airplane with engine running. Brake not properly set or did not hold, struck another plane, N68015.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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