# Accident 19870517013459A: Cessna 150M, Elkton, MD, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5994° N, 75.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5994&lon=-75.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714FZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517013459A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN PRACTICE AREA. PITCH DOWN AND HIT GROUND. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 BFO87FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA037), May 17, 1987: Cessna 150M (N714FZ), Elkton, MD, 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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