# NTSB MIA78FA006: Cessna 150, N9116U, Cedar Key, FL, October 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1977
- Place: Cedar Key, FL · CEDAR KEY, FL
- Location: 29.1503° N, 83.0374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1503&lon=-83.0374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3431  77/10/14   CEDAR KEY,FL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 2148                    N9116U              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FL         CEDAR KEY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT .069%
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Lewis Airport

## 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 19771014035899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771014035899A), Oct 14, 1977: Cessna A150K, Cedar Key, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Blood alcohol content .069

## 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 MIA77DLD75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD75), Jul 5, 1977: Cessna 150 (N9116U), Anclote Island, FL, 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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