# Accident 19841026058669A: Cessna 150M, Providence, RI, October 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1984, 18:43 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45397 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026058669A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH WATER WHILE MANEUVERING IN IFR CONDITIONS ONE MILE FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC85FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA014), Oct 26, 1984: Cessna 150M (N45397), Providence, RI, destroyed, 2 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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