# Accident 19790326006229A: Cessna 150, Panama City, FL, March 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1979, 09:42 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45401-1982-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790326006229A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WHICH INDICATED A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE.

## 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 MIA79FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ28), Mar 26, 1979: Cessna 150M (N45401), Southport, FL, destroyed

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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