# NTSB MIA80DKU01: Cessna 150M, N45372, Andytown, FL, September 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1979
- Place: Andytown, FL · ANDYTOWN, FL
- Location: 26.1459° N, 80.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andytown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1459&lon=-80.4417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKU01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKU01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3794  79/9/17  NR.ANDYTOWN,FL        CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 110
        TIME - 1730                    N45372              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPALOCKA FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NOSED OVR IN A MARSHY AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45372](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45372-2008-06-17), registration cancelled 2008-06-17, S/N 15076882, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19790917025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917025229A), Sep 17, 1979: Cessna 150, Andytown, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N45372 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA099), Jun 16, 2005: Cessna 150M (N45372), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude while on final approach with a tailwind, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.

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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