# NTSB MIA77FA092: Cessna 152, N24497, Delray Beach, FL, September 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1977
- Place: Delray Beach, FL · DELRAY BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3557  77/9/26  NR.DELRAY BEACH,FL    CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 209
        TIME - 0025                    N24497              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FL               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PLT CRASHED STOLEN ACFT ON HIGHWAY.PURPOSE OF FLIGHT NOT DETERMINED.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.21 GM%
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24497](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24497-1977-10-31), registration cancelled 1977-10-31, S/N 152-80289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770926039479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770926039479A), Sep 26, 1977: Cessna A150K, Delray Beach, FL, Destroyed. Plt crashed stolen acft on highway. Purpose of flight not determined. Blood alcohol level 0.21 gm

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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