# NTSB ATL81FA117: Cessna 150, N1502Q, Homestead, FL, September 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1981
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3679  81/9/19    HOMESTEAD,FL        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 523
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1502Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 392 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMIAMI,FL                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- LIVER TISSUE FLUID ALCOHOL LVL 0.185%.RECOVERY DATE 9/24/82.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1502Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1502Q-2011-03-28), registration cancelled 2011-03-28, S/N 15072802, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (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 19810919061689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919061689A), Sep 19, 1981: Cessna 150L, Homestead, FL, Destroyed. Indicates pilot lost control over unlit swamp area. Alcohol blood level intoxicated. Route of flight unknown.

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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