Cessna 152 accident near Edgartown, Massachusetts, May 14, 1987
On May 14, 1987 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Cessna 152, registered N24806, was substantially damaged in an accident near Edgartown, Massachusetts (Katama airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were 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
- May 14, 1987 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Edgartown, Massachusetts · Katama
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · all 152s on the register
- Registration
- N24806 · registry record · serial 15280389
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT RPRTD THAT AFTER HE ENTERED THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 24, THE WINDS RAPIDLY SHIFTED FROM A SLIGHT X-WIND TO MORE OF A TAIL WIND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, HIT SOME BUSHES & NOSED OVER. RWY 24 WAS 2700 FT LONG & 50 FT WIDE. RWY 17 WAS AVAILABLE & WAS 3000 FT LONG & 150 FT WIDE. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEG AT 10 KTS.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 70 hours in all; 66 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days; 28 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,771 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1B6 Hopedale MA at 1:00 pm
- Destination: 1B2
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 2,700 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site 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 NYC87LA147.