Cessna 152 accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 1986
On September 27, 1986 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N757EQ, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico (Isle Grande airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 27, 1986 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- San Juan, Puerto Rico · Isle Grande
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N757EQ · no longer on the register · serial 15279684
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PILOT WHILE ON HIS THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE INFIELD AREA AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING AND RUDDER SYSTEM REVEALED THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONAL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 16 hours in all; 16 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 1 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,017 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 25, 1986; 92 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SIG San Juan PR at 4:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 5,317 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,800 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:54 pm from SJU, 9 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N757EQ the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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