Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Palm Beach County Park Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Lantana, Florida 33462
Saturday, May 2, 1987 9:15 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS OVER THE THRESHOLD, WHEN THEY SAW AN AIRPLANE PASS OVER & DESCEND IN FRONT OF THEIR AIRCRAFT. HE TRIED TO AVOID HITTING IT BY TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUDDER, HE THEN ADDED FULL POWER AND WENT AROUND AND LANDED. A WITNESS THAT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN STATED THAT HE SAW TWO 152 AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL AND JUST AS HE CALLED OUT A WARNING ON THE RADIO THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE OTHER 152 COLLIDED WITH IT AND THEN WENT AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY, THE OTHER 152 THEN BOUNCED, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT ANOTHER 152 THAT WAS HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF, ROLLED APRX 200 FT., HIT A DIRT MOUND, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/2/1987 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 915 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | LANTANA |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33462 |
| Event Date Year | 1987 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | LNA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 16 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 850 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 360 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PBI |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 19 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 6 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 8 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 15 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 350 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 1000 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 490 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | May 2 1987 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 945 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 33743 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 2:24PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N152LG | N67843 |
| NTSB Number | MIA87FA153A | MIA87FA153B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Minor | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 152 | 152 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 152 | 152 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 15282249 | 15282052 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1670 | 1670 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Apr 21 1987 12:00AM | Oct 17 1986 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 31 | 75 |
| Airframe Hours | 5030 | 1747 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | FLORIDA AIRMOTIVE | TREETOP AVIATION INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 2633 LANTANA ROAD | P.O. BOX 697 |
| Aircraft Owner City | LANTANA | EAST PALATKA |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33462 | 32031 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | CHANDELLE AVIATION CORP. | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | No |
| Operator Street Address | P.O. BOX 17248 | |
| Operator City | WEST PALM BCH | |
| Operator State | FL | |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 33416 | |
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | No |
| Departure Airport Code | PBI | |
| Departure City | WEST PALM BCH | |
| Departure State | FL | |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 0 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | ||
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | ||
| Destination City | ||
| Destination State | ||
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 15 | 15 |
| Runway Length | 3485 | 3485 |
| Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |