# NTSB MIA82FKT11: Cessna 152, N68738, Lantana, FL, August 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1982, 13:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Location: 26.5834° N, 80.0554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lantana, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5834&lon=-80.0554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FKT11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71364/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT11

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68738-1985-07-02), registration cancelled 1985-07-02, S/N 15282348 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15282348
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820821040149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040149A), Aug 21, 1982: Cessna 152, Lantana, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed into water during low level operation along beach.

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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