# NTSB MIA81DKT46: Cessna 152, N68687, Key Biscayne, FL, May 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1981
- Place: Key Biscayne, FL · KEY BISCAYNE, FL
- Location: 25.6907° N, 80.1656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Biscayne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6907&lon=-80.1656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1154  81/5/21  NR.KEY BISCAYNE,FL    CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N68687              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68687](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68687-1983-05-17), registration cancelled 1983-05-17, S/N 15282321 (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 19810521027219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521027219A), May 21, 1981: Cessna 152, Key Biscayne, FL, Destroyed. Engaged in buzzing beach. Pilot banked airplane at 15 feet above water. Wing-tip hit, cartwheeled airplane.

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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