# NTSB MIA79FLD56: Cessna 150, N60180, Inverness, FL, April 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1979
- Place: Inverness, FL · INVERNESS, FL
- Location: 28.8442° N, 82.3429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inverness, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8442&lon=-82.3429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1244   79/4/7    INVERNESS,FL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 404
        TIME - 1033                    N60180              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INVERNESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INVERNESS,FL                DAYTONA BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60180](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60180-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 15070128, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Inverness

## 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 19790407008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407008619A), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 150, Inverness, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft engine stopped on climb out due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft struck tree and stopped inverted in pond.

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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