19880227005821A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · West Palm Bech, FL · February 27, 1988

Date: February 27, 1988 · 10:15 local
Place: West Palm Bech, FL
Airport: Palm Beach County Park
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N69133
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA88LA117
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 63 total63 in this make and model15 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.

Overtook and impacted N66661 from above. Both aircraft short final. Both landed safely. Failed to see other craft.

As the FAA filed it

OVERTOOK AND IMPACTED N66661 FROM ABOVE. BOTH AIRCRAFT SHORT FINAL. BOTH LANDED SAFELY. FAILED TO SEE OTHER CRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA88LA117Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLantana, FLThe plt stated that he turned a long final apch due to other traffic in the pattern. He only saw one other acft in front of him. He was approximately 200 feet from the end of the runway when he felt the impact as the two acft collided. He then attempted to go…Feb 27, 1988 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N66661Cessna 150MAccident 19880227005822A · Substantial damage