# NTSB MIA80FA109: Cessna 150M, N9134U, South Bay, FL, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FA109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3525  80/9/24  NR.SOUTH BAY,FL       CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 1500
        TIME - 0930                    N9134U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PLACID,FL              HOMESTEAD,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSD MAKING LOW PASSES SIMILAR TO THOSE EMPLOYED BY CROP DUSTERS.CRASHED DRG WINGOVR AFT LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9134U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9134U-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 15078085, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19800924044239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924044239A), Sep 24, 1980: Cessna 150M, South Bay, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed diving & executing wing overs over swamp. Dived into ground from last manuever.

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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