# Accident 19850919045731A: Cessna 152, Lantana, FL, September 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1985, 10:05 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5804° N, 80.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5804&lon=-80.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49873-1992-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 11 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045731A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY SIDE AND HIT HELICOPTER N8376F DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.  NO COMPLIANCE WITH 14 CFR 61.87 (D).

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8376F, Hughes 269C: [Accident 19850919045732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045732A)

## 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 MIA85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA259), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna C-152 (N49873), Lantana, FL, substantial damage

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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