# Accident 19780521014719A: Cessna 150L, Ft.Lauderdale,F, FL, May 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale,F, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18131-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521014719A

## Narrative

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

A/C OBSERVED DESCENDING IN STEEP NOSE DOWN SPIRAL FM APPROX 1000 FT NTIL IMPACT IN SWAMP.

## 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 MIA78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA086), May 21, 1978: Cessna 150L (N18131), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N18131 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750923039619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923039619A), Sep 23, 1975: Cessna 150L (N18131), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage

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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