# Accident 19790315014879A: Cessna 150M, Adrian, MI, March 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8988° N, 84.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8988&lon=-84.0448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9280U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280U-1981-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 75 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315014879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT. WRECKAGE INDICATED STALL SPIN ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI79DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA033), Mar 15, 1979: Cessna 150M (N9280U), Adrian, MI, 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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