# Accident 19790616012159A: Cessna 150L, Meridian, MS, June 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1979, 18:10 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3643&lon=-88.7037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19192, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19192-1995-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 179 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616012159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL PERFORMING BUZZING AND LOW LEVEL SPINS, SPUN AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 MIA79FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA097), Jun 16, 1979: Cessna 150L (N19192), Meridian, MS, destroyed, 2 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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