# Accident 19970206001279A: Cessna 152, Key West, FL, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5501° N, 81.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5501&lon=-81.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67544, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67544-2013-08-23) (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: 88 total, 60 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206001279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LEVELING EN ROUTE. TRIED LAND AT NAS. SAW WIRES. DIVE TO MISS INTO GULF. WATER FOUND IN GASCULATOR. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS VFR ENROUTE FROM KEY WEST TO NAPLES AT 1500 FT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  DURING AN EMERGENCY APPROACH TO NAVY KEY WEST, THE PILOT RAISED THE AIRPLANE NOSE TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH POWER LINES, STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER.  AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ATL97LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA037), Feb 6, 1997: Cessna 152 (N67544), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the abrupt maneuver that resulted in an aerodynamic stall. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines.

## Other reports on N67544 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830821043259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821043259A), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 152 (N67544), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing causing substantial damage during supervised solo flight.

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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