# Accident 19790920030419A: Cessna 150F, West Quincy, IL, September 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1979, 17:40 local time
- Place: West Quincy, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8240S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8240S-1981-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920030419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN RIVER, 60 FEET BEHIND PLEASURE BOAT. WITNESSES SAW AIRCRAFT DIVING ON BOATS ON PRIOR FLIGHTS.

## 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 MKC79FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA057), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 150F (N8240S), West Quincy, MO, substantial damage, 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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