# NTSB ANC87LA100: Cessna 152, N5199P, Lorraine Lake, AK, July 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1987, 19:50 local (Jul 19, 1987, 03:50 UTC)
- Place: Lorraine Lake, AK
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC87LA100
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4874/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA100

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING A FEW FEET ABOVE THE TREES WHEN HE FLEW INTO THE WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5199P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5199P-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 15284893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284893
- Airframe hours: 2222
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John E. Cobb, doing business as Anchorage Air Center
- Registered owner: David Teal
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 9, 1987, 23 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 397 total, 397 in this make and model, 317 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870718035349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718035349A), Jul 18, 1987: Cessna 152, Twin Islands, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck the water while flying low over a lake.

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.

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