# Accident 19931203045979A: Cessna 150J, Delray Beach, FL, December 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1993, 20:45 local time
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4507° N, 80.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4507&lon=-80.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60517, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60517-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 90 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203045979A

## Narrative

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

LOW FLYING AT NIGHT OFF SHORE LOST REFERENCE IN STEEP TURNS. FLEW INTO WATER. CARTWHEELED. ONE PASSENGER DROWNED.

## 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 MIA94FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA034), Dec 4, 1993: Cessna 150J (N60517), Delray Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering. This resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and subsequent in-flight collision with the ocean. Contributing to…

## Other reports on N60517 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921112050559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921112050559I), Nov 12, 1992: Cessna 150J (N60517), Okeechobee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed short of runway. Nose gear collapsed.

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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