# NTSB MIA77DLD84: Cessna 150, N9278U, Windermere, FL, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Windermere, FL · WINDERMERE, FL
- Location: 28.4955° N, 81.5165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windermere, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4955&lon=-81.5165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLD84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD84

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3023  77/9/10    WINDERMERE,FL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N9278U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDERMERE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9278U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9278U-1982-01-06), registration cancelled 1982-01-06, S/N 15078228 (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
- Airport: Maguire

## 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 19770910032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910032489A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 150M, Windermere, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9278U (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 MIA79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA040), Jan 12, 1979: Cessna 150M (N9278U), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 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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