# NTSB MIA81FLD43: Cessna 152, N49860, Clearwater, FL, May 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1981
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD43

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0931  81/5/19    CLEARWATER,FL       CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 180
        TIME - 1513                    N49860              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT STATED READJUSTING CAMERA WHEN LOOKED UP,DIVING FM 25FT AGL.AFT COL W WATER LNDD CLEARWATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49860](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49860-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 152-81364 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19810519026889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026889A), May 19, 1981: Cessna 152, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot buzzed parents' boat. Landing gear & wing-tip struck water. Remained airborne. Crash-landed at base airport.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.