# NTSB MIA78FA086: Cessna 150L, N18131, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1098  78/5/21  NR.FT.LAUDERDALE,FL   CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N18131              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- A/C OBSERVED DESCENDING IN STEEP NOSE DOWN SPIRAL FM APPROX 1000 FT UNTIL IMPACT IN SWAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18131](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18131-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N 15073809, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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
- Airport: North Perry

## 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 19780521014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521014719A), May 21, 1978: Cessna 150L, Ft.Lauderdale,F, FL, Destroyed. A/c observed descending in steep nose down spiral fm approx 1000 ft ntil impact in swamp.

## Other investigations on N18131 (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 MIA76DKT23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT23), Sep 23, 1975: Cessna 150 (N18131), Pompano Beach, 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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