# NTSB MIA79FA055: Cessna 150, N11306, Albany, GA, February 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1979
- Place: Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0569  79/2/27  NR.ALBANY,GA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1045
        TIME - 2145                    N11306              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
          SYLVESTER,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- PILOT USE OF ACFT NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THIS FLT.PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST SHOWED .07 GM PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11306](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11306-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 15075315, 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 19790227009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227009489A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 150L, Albany, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was buzzing the trailer court where he lives at night. Saw a tree and made a sharp pullup, stalled and spun t

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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