20020521012269A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Pinardelrio, CU · May 21, 2002

Date
May 21, 2002 · 11:20 local
Place
Pinardelrio, CU
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5332Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02WA103
Reported as
Cessna 150L

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What happened

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

(.19) On may 21, 2002, about 1120 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150L, N5332Q, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crash landed on the san antonio cape, province of pinar del rio, republic of cuba. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules plan had been filed. The aircraft received substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from key west international airport, key west, Florida, about 0656 for cozumel, Mexico. According to information from the cuban authorities, the aircraft was observed maneuvering west of the san antonio cape in the province of pinar del rio at about 1010 local time. At about 1120, the aircraft was observed landing from the south onto the cape. The crew was reported in good health, and the aircraft received substantial damage. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of cuba. This report is filed for informational purposes only and contains only that information released by the cuban authorities. For additional information contact: ministerio del transporte area aeronautica, calle 23-NO. 64 vedado, ciudad de la habana 4, cuba

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON MAY 21, 2002, ABOUT 1120 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N5332Q, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASH LANDED ON THE SAN ANTONIO CAPE, PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL RIO, REPUBLIC OF CUBA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, ABOUT 0656 FOR COZUMEL, MEXICO. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM THE CUBAN AUTHORITIES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING WEST OF THE SAN ANTONIO CAPE IN THE PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL RIO AT ABOUT 1010 LOCAL TIME. AT ABOUT 1120, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED LANDING FROM THE SOUTH ONTO THE CAPE. THE CREW WAS REPORTED IN GOOD HEALTH, AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA. THIS REPORT IS FILED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND CONTAINS ONLY THAT INFORMATION RELEASED BY THE CUBAN AUTHORITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: MINISTERIO DEL TRANSPORTE AREA AERONAUTICA, CALLE 23-NO. 64 VEDADO, CIUDAD DE LA HABANA 4, CUBA

NTSB investigation

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