# NTSB MIA77DLD75: Cessna 150, N9116U, Anclote Island, FL, July 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1977
- Place: Anclote Island, FL · ANCLOTE ISLAND, FL
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLD75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2398   77/7/5    ANCLOTE ISLAND,FL   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N9116U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BROOKSVILLE,FL              LOCAL                        ANCLOTE ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DURING TKOF PAX PANICKED & GRABBED CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9116U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9116U-1978-01-12), registration cancelled 1978-01-12, S/N 15078067 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770705020509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705020509A), Jul 5, 1977: Cessna 150M, Anclote Island, FL, Substantial damage. During tkof pax panicked & grabbed controls.

## Other investigations on N9116U (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 MIA78FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA006), Oct 14, 1977: Cessna 150 (N9116U), Cedar Key, FL, destroyed, 3 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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