# Accident 19810521027219A: Cessna 152, Key Biscayne, FL, May 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Key Biscayne, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6907° N, 80.1656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Biscayne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6907&lon=-80.1656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68687-1983-05-17) (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: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521027219A

## Narrative

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

ENGAGED IN BUZZING BEACH. PILOT BANKED AIRPLANE AT 15 FEET ABOVE WATER. WING-TIP HIT, CARTWHEELED AIRPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81DKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT46), May 21, 1981: Cessna 152 (N68687), Key Biscayne, FL, destroyed

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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