# Accident 19870502060961A: Cessna 152, West Palm Beach, FL, May 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5798° 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=26.5798&lon=-80.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152LG-2020-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,318 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870502060961A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO N67843 ON FINAL, LEFT WING STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. GO AROUND, SAFE LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N67843, Cessna 152: [Accident 19870502060962A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870502060962A)

## 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 MIA87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA153), May 2, 1987: Cessna 152 (N152LG), Lantana, FL, minor 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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