# NTSB MIA85LA259: Cessna C-152, N49873, Lantana, FL, September 19, 1985 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 19, 1985, 10:05 local (14:05 UTC) - Place: Lantana, FL - Coordinates: 26.5804, -80.070571 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5804&lon=-80.0706&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 31455 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85LA259 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31455/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA259 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command - improper training, pilot in command - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command - lack of total experience, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, other - object - vehicle - In flight collision with object, hover - object - aircraft moving on ground - directional control - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - improper training, pilot of other aircraft - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot of other aircraft - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot of other aircraft - lack of total experience, pilot of other aircraft ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS HOVERING AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT THREE FEET. APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET NORTH OF THE RWY. WHEN AN OUT-OF-CONTROL CESSNA 152 TORE OFF THEIR RIGHT LANDIND SKID. THE HELICOPTER LANDED SAFELY USING A WOODEN DOLLY FOR SUPPORT OF THE RIGHT SIDE. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE STUDENT PLT, WITH A TOTAL OF ABOUT 14 HOURS INCLUDING 1.7 SOLO, WAS PRACTICING SOLO TOUCH-AND-GO'S WHEN HE SAW THE HELICOPTER HOVERING NEAR THE RWY. FEARING THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS GOING TO FLY OVER THE RWY, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT IN DOING SO, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED OFF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH THE HOVERING HELICOPTER ABOUT 100 FEET NORTH OF THE EDGE OF THE RWY. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N49873](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49873-1992-04-15), registration cancelled 1992-04-15, S/N 15281374 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA C-152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15281374 - Airframe hours: 2400 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: James W. Hardin - Registered owner: Frederick G Landon - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 29, 1985, 105 hours before - Departed: PBI, WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Airport: LWA, Palm Beach County Park, runway 9, 3,489 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N8376F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376F-1997-03-06), registration cancelled 1997-03-06, S/N 480679 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Hughes 269C - Registry model: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Helicopter - Serial number: 480679 - Airframe hours: 5516 - Engines: LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A 190 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Heli Serv Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1985, 28 hours before - Departed: PBI, WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Airport: LWA, Palm Beach County Park ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N49873; age 42; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 15 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft N8376F; age 35; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,926 total, 1,175 in this make and model, 5,826 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PBI, 5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19850919045731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045731A), Sep 19, 1985: Cessna 152, Lantana, FL, Substantial damage. Veered off runway side and hit helicopter N8376F during an aborted takeoff. No compliance with 14 CFR 61.87 (d). - [Accident 19850919045732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850919045732A), Sep 19, 1985: Hughes 269C, Lantana, FL, Minor damage. While hovering near a runway,the wing of an out of control landing 152,N49873 struck and tore off helicopters skid. 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.