# NTSB CEN18WA279: Cessna 150, N66778, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, July 18, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 18, 2018, 20:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Tortola, British Virgin Islands
- Coordinates: 18.450834, -64.536941 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4508&lon=-64.5369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA279
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97816/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA279

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Prior to flight: Aircraft loading event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/010); cases with it: [Cessna 150M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/010/sequence.md?model=2071830), [All aircraft, 84 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/010/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150M, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2071830), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 150M, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071830), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66778](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66778-2021-05-08), registration cancelled 2021-05-08, S/N 15076271, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 150 (M)
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076271
- Year built: 1974
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Positioning, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Strong Tower Services Llc Trustee

## Other investigations on N66778 (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 ATL81FLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ11), Jan 27, 1981: Cessna 150M (N66778), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage

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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