# NTSB MIA79FA013: Cessa 152, N48905, Boca Raton, FL, November 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1978
- Place: Boca Raton, FL · BOCA RATON, FL
- Location: 26.3708° N, 80.1026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boca Raton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3708&lon=-80.1026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3915   78/11/6   BOCA RATON,FL       CESSA 152           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 2350                    N48905              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED ON ABRUPT PULLUP FM 200 FT HEIGHT.PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.08 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48905](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48905-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N 15281042, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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 19781106042799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781106042799A), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna A150K, Boca Raton, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft stalled on abrupt pullup fm 200 ft height. Pilot's blood alcolevel 0.08 percent.

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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