# NTSB MIA80FLD70: Cessna 150M, N8144V, Merritt Island, FL, July 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1980
- Place: Merritt Island, FL · MERRITT ISLAND, FL
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1755  80/7/30  NR.MERRITT ISLAND,FL  CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 706
        TIME - 1130                    N8144V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRITT ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MERRITT ISLAND,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8144V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8144V), registered now, S/N A1500540, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (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: Merritt Island

## 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 19800730035539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730035539A), Jul 30, 1980: Cessna A150M, Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot made emergency landing in water after engine failure. Aircraft flipped inverted at touchdown.

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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