# Accident 19811219081489A: Cessna 150L, Cedar Key, FL, December 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: Cedar Key
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1578Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1578Q) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 63 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DLD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DLD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219081489A

## Narrative

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

ZD ALLOWED CROSSWIND TO DRIFT AIRPLANE OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. LANDED IN SOFT SAND ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA82DLD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DLD11), Dec 19, 1981: Cessna 150L (N1578Q), Cedar Key, FL, destroyed

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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