# Accident 20020521012269A: Cessna 150L, Pinardelrio, CU, May 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2002, 11:20 local time
- Place: Pinardelrio, CU
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5332Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5332Q-2015-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02WA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02WA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521012269A

## Narrative

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

(.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

## 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 MIA02WA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02WA103), May 21, 2002: Cessna 150L (N5332Q), Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, substantial damage

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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