# Accident 19870101000759A: Cessna 150F, Newville, AL, January 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1987, 12:10 local time
- Place: Newville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4196° N, 85.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4196&lon=-85.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8780S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780S-1988-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,721 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870101000759A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES.  SUSPECT PILOT WAS MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE.  IMPACT WAS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

## 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 ATL87FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA052), Jan 1, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8780S), Newville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8780S (1)

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

- [Accident 19820606022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820606022079A), Jun 6, 1982: Cessna 150F (N8780S), Monroeville, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft nosed over during landing. Investigation revealed nose wheel axle broken and nut missing.

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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