Cessna 152 accident near Missing, December 21, 1987
On December 21, 1987, a Cessna 152, registered N757EQ, was destroyed in an accident near Missing. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 21, 1987
- Place
- Missing
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N757EQ · no longer on the register · serial 15279684
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR THE ACFT DEPARTED SAN JUAN, PR ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO LA ROMANA. THE ACFT ARRIVED THERE & DROPPED THE STUDENT OFF & THE PLT DEPARTED AT ABOUT 1400 AST ON HIS RETURN TRIP TO SAN JUAN. THE ACFT DID NOT ARRIVE AT IT'S DESTINATION & A SEARCH BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD & THE CIVIL AIR PATROL WAS INITIATED. THE RESULTS OF THE SEARCH HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE. DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 975 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,450 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 29, 1987; 55 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: MDLR La Romana OF at 5:55 pm
- Destination: ILG San Juan PR
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 82°F (28°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:00 pm from BQN
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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