# NTSB MIA80FA056: Cessna 150L, N18648, Alamo, GA, April 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1980
- Place: Alamo, GA · ALAMO, GA
- Location: 32.1476° N, 82.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamo, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1476&lon=-82.7798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0414  80/4/21  NR.ALAMO,GA           CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N18648              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TELFAIR-WHEELER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCRAE,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- WITNESS HEARD PWR BEING REDUCED,LEFT WING OBSERVED LOW THEN ACFT NOSED DOWN INTO SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18648](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18648-2012-08-01), registration cancelled 2012-08-01, S/N 15074014, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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
- Airport: Telfair-Wheeler

## 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 19800421010799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421010799A), Apr 21, 1980: Cessna 150L, Alamo, GA, Destroyed. Airplane flown by student pilot was seen to stall and spin to ground.

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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