# NTSB MIA78FA011: Cessna 150J, N51027, Sugarloaf Key, FL, November 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1977
- Place: Sugarloaf Key, FL · SUGARLOAF KEY, FL
- Location: 24.6426° N, 81.5115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugarloaf Key, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6426&lon=-81.5115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4267   77/11/5 NR.SUGARLOAF,KEY,FL   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 807
        TIME - 2045                    N51027              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT LAUDERDALE,FL         SUGARLOAF,KEY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WHILE CLIMBING FROM 300FT PAX LEANED FORWARD & ACFT BANKED L,CONTACTED WATER INVERTED L WING LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51027-1984-08-20), registration cancelled 1984-08-20, S/N 15069715 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19771105043629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771105043629A), Nov 5, 1977: Cessna 150J, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other investigations on N51027 (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 MIA72DLD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD23-163816), Nov 9, 1971: Cessna 150 (N51027), Bartow, 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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