# NTSB MIA79DLD91: Cessna 150, N2868S, Yeehaw Jct, FL, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Yeehaw Jct, FL · YEEHAW JCT, FL
- Location: 27.7032° N, 80.8836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yeehaw Junction, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7032&lon=-80.8836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3808   79/9/7  NR.YEEHAW JCT,FL      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 115
        TIME - 0130                    N2868S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER HAVEN,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- DRG LOW PASS ON BRIGHT NGT,STRUCK BOAT ON TRAILER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DROP LUG NUTS FOR TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2868S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868S-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 15066768, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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

## 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 19790907025179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907025179A), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 150, Yeehaw Junction, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying over a truck at night to drop some parts. Hit truck on fifth pass.

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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