Cessna 150M accident near Belle Glade, Florida, September 23, 1987
On September 23, 1987 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N704HB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Belle Glade, Florida. 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 23, 1987 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Belle Glade, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N704HB · registry record · serial 15078614
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT STATED HE WAS EN ROUTE ALONG THE HILLSBOROUGH CANAL WHEN HE ENCTRD A RAIN SHOWER & RETARDED THE POWER TO 2000 RPM TO DSCND. HE STATED THAT CARB ICE FORMED & THE ENG LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A DIKE. HOWEVER, AS THE ACFT WAS ROLLING OUT, IT ENCTRD A X-WIND & SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE DIKE & WAS DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO PERFORMANCE CHARTS, THE TEMP & DEW POINT (85 & 75 DEG, RESPECTIVELY) WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE.
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: 45 hours in all; 45 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 10 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,320 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 25, 1987; 73 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Dunn And Herring Aviation,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: PHK Pahokee FL at 6:45 pm
- Destination: FXE Ft Lauderdale FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:59 pm from PBI, 30 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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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA87LA252.