# NTSB IAD80FA027: Cessna 150, N1678Q, Reidland, KY, February 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1980
- Place: Reidland, KY · REIDLAND, KY
- Location: 37.0082° N, 88.5270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0082&lon=-88.5270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA027

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0494  80/2/24    REIDLAND,KY         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N1678Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARRINGTON AIRPRK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REIDLAND,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT OBSD FLYING LOW OVR HIS HOME TOWN,DID SVRL CLIMBS AND DIVES PRIOR TO CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1678Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1678Q-2011-04-20), registration cancelled 2011-04-20, S/N 15072978, 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
- Airport: Farrington Airprk

## 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 19800224004029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224004029A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 150L, Reidland, KY, Destroyed. Buzzed area. Made vertical climbs & descents. On last one, airplane stalled, spun to ground impact.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.