# NTSB MIA80DKT02: Cessna 150, N6077G, South Bay, FL, October 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1979
- Place: South Bay, FL · SOUTH BAY, FL
- Location: 26.6884° N, 80.7355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6884&lon=-80.7355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3687   79/10/7 NR.SOUTH BAY,FL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6077G              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OKEEFLANTA SUGAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SOUTH BAY,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING TO 20KTS.DRG GO-ARND,ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY & CRASH LNDD IN A CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6077G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6077G-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 15071577, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Okeeflanta Sugar

## 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 19791007031389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007031389A), Oct 7, 1979: Cessna 150, Bell Glade, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot carrying passenger lost directional control on touchdown. Went into a canal.

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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