# Accident 19790917025229A: Cessna 150, Andytown, FL, September 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Andytown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1459° N, 80.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andytown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1459&lon=-80.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45372-2008-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 7 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKU01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKU01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917025229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MIA80DKU01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKU01), Sep 17, 1979: Cessna 150M (N45372), Andytown, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45372 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050616010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616010619A), Jun 16, 2005: Cessna 150M (N45372), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot dropped a banner in the area adjacent to the threshold for runway 5 at pfn airport. The pilot then attempted a turn to final at approximately 300…

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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