# NTSB ATL80FA082: Cessna 150, N7008G, Oswego, SC, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Oswego, SC · OSWEGO, SC
- Location: 34.0056° N, 80.2861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oswego, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0056&lon=-80.2861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1861   80/8/7    OSWEGO,SC           CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N7008G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUMTER,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7008G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7008G-1981-02-26), registration cancelled 1981-02-26, S/N 150-74602 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sumter

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800807034939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807034939A), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 150L, Oswego, SC, Destroyed. Observed buzzing fields. On last pass entered vertical climb. Stalled, nosed down into vertical dive to ground.

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.

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