# Accident 19790630032499A: Cessna 150J, St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1979
- Place: St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60936, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60936-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630032499A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE BECAME MISSING ON OVER-WATER FLIGHT. PRESUMED LOST AT SEA.

## 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 MIA79FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA100), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna 150J (N60936), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N60936 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730318006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318006299A), Mar 18, 1973: Cessna 150J (N60936), Lamont, FL, Substantial damage. Acft flt endurance abt 5HRS,in flt 2HRS fuel ex. Cause of fuel ex not dtmnd.

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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