# NTSB MIA81DKT49: Cessna 150, N8252F, Key Largo, FL, June 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1981
- Place: Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Location: 25.1226° N, 80.4116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.1226&lon=-80.4116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1648   81/6/6    KEY LARGO,FL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 320
        TIME - 1800                    N8252F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY LARGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY LARGO,FL                FORT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG LOST PWR.OBSD FLYING LOW W ENG OPERG NORMALLY BFR ACDNT.PLT HAD 3 BEERS BFR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8252F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252F-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 15064352, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Key Largo

## 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 19810606030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606030599A), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna 150F, Key Largo, FL, Substantial damage. Reported engine lost power,ditched in ocean. Witness heard encine running, also observed pilot had consumed alcohol

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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