19941218041749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · December 18, 1994

Date
December 18, 1994 · 09:36 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89515
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA041
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Door came open on touch and go. Lost control trying to close it. On takeoff veered off runway into a canal.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR CAME OPEN ON TOUCH AND GO. LOST CONTROL TRYING TO CLOSE IT. ON TAKEOFF VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A CANAL.

NTSB investigation

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