# Accident 19870717038839A: Cessna 152, Miami, FL, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 13:14 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9106° N, 80.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9106&lon=-80.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49817-1998-12-15) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,567 total, 250 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717038839A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING,VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 5 OR 6 FEET. BECAME DISORIENTED,TRIED TO REVERSE DIRECTION AND WING HIT A FENCE

## 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 MIA87LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA210), Jul 17, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49817), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49817 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921013047249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013047249I), Oct 13, 1992: Cessna 152 (N49817), Hialeah Gardens, FL. Lost oil pressure. Forced landing in field. Found gears in housing of oil pump cracked.

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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