# Accident 19780712018079A: Cessna 150M, W Palm Beach, FL, July 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: W Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: West Palm Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9204U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKT63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712018079A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78DKT63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT63), Jul 12, 1978: Cessna 150 (N9204U), W Palm 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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