# NTSB MIA80FA097: Cessna 150, N19295, Zephyrhills, FL, August 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1980
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2659  80/8/31  NR.ZEPHYRHILLS,FL     CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 450
        TIME - 1610                    N19295              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                   ZEPHYRHILLS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- TOXICOLOGY REVEALED COCAINE 37NANOGRAMS IN BLOOD & 580NANOGRAMS IN URINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19295](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19295-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 15074313, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

## 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 19800831039669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831039669A), Aug 31, 1980: Cessna 150L, Zephyrhills, FL, Destroyed. Buzzed residences. Stalled on last pull-up. Blood analysis positive for hard drugs.

## Other investigations on N19295 (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 MIA80DLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD28), Jan 16, 1980: Cessna 150 (N19295), Venice, FL, minor damage

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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