# Accident 19870120000819A: Cessna 152, Key West, FL, January 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5499° N, 81.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5499&lon=-81.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870120000819A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OCEAN. PILOT FAILED TO PLAN FUEL USAGE.

## 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 MIA87LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA077), Jan 20, 1987: Cessna 152 (N757DW), Key West, 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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