# Accident 19901125065409A: Cessna 152, Miami, FL, November 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9092° N, 80.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9092&lon=-80.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25053) (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: 464 total, 399 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125065409A

## Narrative

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

AVOIDING BIRDS OVER RUNWAY LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 MIA91LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA031), Nov 25, 1990: Cessna 152 (N25053), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB WHILE MANEUVERING TO AVOID A FLOCK OF BIRDS, RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTOR(S) INCLUDED: ATTENTION DIVERTED.

## Other reports on N25053 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980312011909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980312011909I), Mar 12, 1998: Cessna 152 (N25053), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that a fire erupted from the fuel vent while in flight. The aircraft landed safely with no visible damage. The wire from the fuel…

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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