# Accident 19870825049179A: Cessna A152, Sarasota - Brad, FL, August 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1987, 11:40 local time
- Place: Sarasota - Brad, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8803° N, 82.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8803&lon=-82.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4745A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745A-1994-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825049179A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. LANDING GEAR BENT. WING HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA232), Aug 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4745A), Sarasota, 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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