# Accident 19811114073809A: Cessna 150G, Palmyra, IN, November 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Palmyra, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4084° N, 86.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmyra, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4084&lon=-86.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4732X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4732X-2001-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,849 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073809A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRCRAFT AT A LOW ALTITUDE ON A PHOTOGRAPHY MISSION. PILOT HAD EXTENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

## 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 CHI82FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA012), Nov 14, 1981: Cessna 150 (N4732X), Palmyra, IN, destroyed, 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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