# NTSB ATL80FA083: Cessna 150, N7265X, Henderson, KY, August 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1980
- Place: Henderson, KY · HENDERSON, KY
- Location: 37.8376° N, 87.5797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8376&lon=-87.5797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0880   80/8/9    HENDERSON,KY        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 151
        TIME - 1115                    N7265X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7265X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7265X-1983-10-13), registration cancelled 1983-10-13, S/N 15059365 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800809035269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035269A), Aug 9, 1980: Cessna 150B, Henderson, KY, No damage, 1 fatal

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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