# Accident 19871224071749A: Cessna 150H, Destin, FL, December 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4004° N, 86.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4004&lon=-86.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7005S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7005S-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 156 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224071749A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CONDO ON THE 19TH FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO FLY VFR IN A LOW CEILING AND DENSE FOG.

## 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 MIA88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA071), Dec 24, 1987: Cessna 150H (N7005S), Destin, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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