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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A150M · Merritt Island, FL · July 30, 1980

Date
July 30, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8144V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD70
Reported as
Cessna A150M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
706 total91 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made emergency landing in water after engine failure. Aircraft flipped inverted at touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AT TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.