# NTSB MIA79DLA18: Cessna 150, N66027, Tallahassee, FL, March 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1979
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1262   79/3/1    TALLAHASSEE,FL      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N66027              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 940 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,FL                   TALLAHASSEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66027-2005-03-15), registration cancelled 2005-03-15, S/N 15075785, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee

## 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 19790301008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301008669A), Mar 1, 1979: Cessna 150, Tallahasee, FL, Substantial damage. Instructor took controls from student to line up with runway on final for a night landing. Hit trees during turn.

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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