# NTSB MIA80DLD64: Cessna 150, N8412M, Plant City, FL, May 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1980
- Place: Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1005   80/5/3    PLANT CITY,FL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N8412M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANT CITY,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO FLT.PORPOISED DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8412M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8412M-2023-04-15), registration cancelled 2023-04-15, S/N A1500112, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (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: Plant City Muni

## 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 19800503013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503013349A), May 3, 1980: Cessna A150K, Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Severed nose gear. Skidded off runway. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N8412M (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 ERA21LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA291), Jul 13, 2021: Cessna A150K (N8412M), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing.

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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