19871030081669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150E · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · October 30, 1987

Date
October 30, 1987 · 18:10 local
Place
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4081U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88FA023
Reported as
Cessna 150E
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engaged in power off dives near a beach then pull up full power. Stalled and crashed in water. Had stolen aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ENGAGED IN POWER OFF DIVES NEAR A BEACH THEN PULL UP FULL POWER. STALLED AND CRASHED IN WATER. HAD STOLEN AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.