# Accident 19771217042099A: Cessna 150, Dauphin Island, AL, December 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1977
- Place: Dauphin Island, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 30.2525° N, 88.1492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dauphin Island, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2525&lon=-88.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6589T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6589T-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78AF019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78AF019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217042099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PLACARDED FOR DAY VFR ONLY,BLOOD-ALCOHOL LEVEL .17 PERCENT.

## 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 MIA78AF019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78AF019), Dec 17, 1977: Cessna 150 (N6589T), Dauphin Island, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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