- Date
- August 21, 1982, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lantana, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N68738Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820821040149A
- Case key
- 71364
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Aerobatics - performedFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - performedCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft flying 35-40 ft over the ocean making banks, climbs & dives. Just prior to crashing the acft was seen to be in a very steep climb.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68738
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282348
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Arthur
- Registered owner
- James Arthur
- Departed
- Lantana, FL
- Destination
- Lantana, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 788 total · 385 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.