# Accident 19870506012339A: Cessna 150M, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1987, 10:40 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202CR-1991-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 11 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506012339A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BRIDGE AND A CAR. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MIA87FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA157), May 6, 1987: Cessna 150M (N202CR), San Juan, PR, 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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