# Accident 20151026023539A: Cessna 150M, Key Biscayne, FL, October 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Key Biscayne, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7175° N, 80.1592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7175&lon=-80.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171RD-2018-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151026023539A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/26/2015 RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FORM ROC OF AN AIRCRAFT N171RD A CESSNA 150 DEPARTED OPF AT 18:01 Z. FLEW VFR SOUTHEAST BOUND. AT APPROXIMATELY 18:20 Z. TRACON OBSERVED LOW ALTITTUDE 7700 CODE NORTHBOUND ON SHORELINE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MIA 1Z 128.6 N171RD AT 1823Z ADVISED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. MIA ADVICE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS KMIA. N171RD ADVISED GOING TO LAND ON GOLF COURSE. 1 SOB, WING DAMAGE FROM HITTING TREE. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY PILOT.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: CRASHED ONTO THE CRANDON GOLF COURSE DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS.

## 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 ERA16LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA027), Oct 26, 2015: Cessna 150M (N171RD), Key Biscayne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the No. 1 cylinder intake valve, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power.

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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