# Accident 19890924065871A: Cessna 152, Ochopee, FL, September 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1989, 09:35 local time
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80587, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80587) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924065871A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N1063F. LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT TOP OF WING AND N1063F BROKE UP IN AIR. PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1063F, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19890924065872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924065872A)

## 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 MIA89FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA253), Sep 24, 1989: Cessna 152 (N80587), Ochopee, FL, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER WHILE MANEUVERING.

## Other reports on N80587 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960921037829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921037829I), Sep 21, 1996: Cessna 152 (N80587), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on takeoff roll, full throttle, notice heavy vibration. Retarded throttle to about 40 knts. Aircraft started to pull to left unable to control. Went…

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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