- Date
- October 30, 1987, 18:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Aguadilla, PR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4081UCessna 150E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871030081669A
- Case key
- 31991
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the acft maneuvering a low alt over ocean water near a shoreline. They saw it pull up sharply to clear a commercial boat dock, then nose over & impact the water in a nose low, rgt wing low attitude. The acft sank & came to rest in 30' of water. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Toxicology checks showed the plt had a blood/alcohol lvl of 0.13% & a urine/alcohol lvl of 0.20%. The acft owner filed an acft theft rprt after the acdnt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4081U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15061481
- Airframe hours
- 3,833
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mena, John D.
- Registered owner
- John D Mena
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987 · 137 hours before
- Departed
- BQN · Aguadilla, PR
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 12 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BQN, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.