# Accident 20051208032799A: Cessna 152, Key Largo, FL, December 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2005, 16:16 local time
- Place: Key Largo, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.0833° N, 80.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.0833&lon=-80.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49815, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49815-2010-06-22) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051208032799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N49815, A CE-152, ON 10/24/2005 WAS SUBJECT TO THE RISING WATER OF A TROPICAL HURRICANE AND RENDERED A CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS BY USAIG INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SOLD TO COMMAND AIRCRAFT OF BUNNEL FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED WITH OPEN ITEMS LISTED IN THE LOGBOOK BY A PILOT WITH A REVOKED CERTIFICATE. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WAS DITCHED IN BLACKWATER SOUND IN KEY LARGO.

## 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 MIA06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA026), Dec 8, 2005: Cessna 152 (N49815), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons that resulted in the airplane being ditched into the ocean. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of an airplane with known…

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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