# Accident 19871227075219A: Cessna 152, Tallahassee, FL, December 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1987, 22:50 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 84.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-84.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89126-2006-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 74 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227075219A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LAND VFR AT DESTINATION.VECTORED FOR ASR APPROACHES UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE A CRASH LANDING IN 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 MIA88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA077), Dec 28, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89126), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N89126 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970129002819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970129002819I), Jan 29, 1997: Cessna 152 (N89126), Sumter, SC, Minor damage. Oil temp climbed on climb to cruise pressure loss. Engine quit. Landed in a field. Threw rod. 300 hours over tbo.
- [Accident 19870225035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225035129A), Feb 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89126), Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing and collapsed the nose gear. Student was confused by other traffic in the pattern.

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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