# Accident 19940523012159A: Cessna A150M, Indiantown, FL, May 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1994, 19:53 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Airport: Indiantown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0291° N, 80.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0291&lon=-80.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9856J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9856J-1994-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940523012159A

## Narrative

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

DRANK ALCOHOL PRIOR TO FLIGHT. OBSERVED TO BUZZ RUNWAY. PULLED UP VERTICAL AND SPIN IN. MARIJUANA ALSO IN TOXIOLOGY

## 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 MIA94FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA148), May 23, 1994: Cessna A150M (N9856J), Indiantown, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, WHICH LED TO HIS IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING A MANEUVER.

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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