# NTSB MIA78FA020: Cessna 150, N10608, Plantation, FL, December 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Plantation, FL · PLANTATION, FL
- Location: 26.1256° N, 80.2618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plantation, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1256&lon=-80.2618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3942  77/12/23   PLANTATION,FL       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 646
        TIME - 1715                    N10608              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAVERNIER,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION 593 MG PERCENT.CRASHED IN MANGROVE MARSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10608](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10608-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 15074923, built 1973 (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

## 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 19771223040949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223040949A), Dec 23, 1977: Cessna 150L, Plantation, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot's blood alcohol concentration 593 mg percent. Crashed in mangrove marsh.

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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