# Accident 19740613016999A: Cessna 150K, Merritt Isl, FL, June 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1974
- Place: Merritt Isl, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5814G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5814G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 25 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740613016999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD IN BANANA RIVER.WATER DEPTH ABT 3FT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DLD98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD98), Jun 13, 1974: Cessna 150K (N5814G), Merritt Isl, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5814G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890712025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712025859A), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna 150K (N5814G), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced,stalled and came down on the nose gear collapsing it.
- [Accident 19730221003629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221003629A), Feb 21, 1973: Cessna 150K (N5814G), High Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Acft porpoised drg ldg,nose gr collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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