# Accident 19901111049679A: Cessna 152, West Palm Beach, FL, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 12:42 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68744, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68744-1992-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049679A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OVER WHILE LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND. RUNWAY 31 WAS AVAILABLE.

## 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 MIA91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA024), Nov 11, 1990: Cessna 152 (N68744), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO LAND ON A RUNWAY THAT WAS MORE ALIGNED WITH THE WIND. FACTORS WERE: CROSSWIND AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N68744 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800525048119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525048119I), May 25, 1980: Cessna 152 (N68744), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. High winds turned taxiing aircraft over.
- [Incident 19791005050479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005050479I), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68744), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Pilot left the airplane with engine running. Brake not properly set or did not hold, struck another plane, N68015.

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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