# Accident 19800419009129A: Cessna 150L, Miami, FL, April 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419009129A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY DURING LEVEL-OFF. BEGAN GO-AROUND. WIND LIFTED RIGHT WING. CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 MIA80FKT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT04), Apr 19, 1980: Cessna 150L (N10953), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10953 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820102003319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102003319I), Jan 2, 1982: Cessna 150L (N10953), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing, collapsed nose gear. Student required to obtain more dual before solo.

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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