# Incident 19780704042049I: Cessna 150, Vero Beach, FL, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60621, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60621-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 115 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING NOSE FIRST. DAMAGED THE PROP.

## Other reports on N60621 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921123053539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921123053539I), Nov 23, 1992: Cessna 150J (N60621), Statesboro, GA, Minor damage. While landing on turf grass strip. Pilot turned aircraft off runway to avoid hitting a deer. Ran into soybean field

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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