# NTSB MIA88LA218: Cessna 150F, N8691S, Plymouth, FL, July 8, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 8, 1988, 13:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Location: 28.7066° N, 81.5814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO APOPKA (X04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7066&lon=-81.5814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA218
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32208/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA218

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO HIM AS A 20-30 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20. THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THEN THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8691S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8691S), registered now, S/N 15061991, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 150611991
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Orlando Country Airport
- Registered owner: John E. Gormican
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: X30, ORLANDO, FL
- Airport: X04, Orlando Country, runway 33, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MCO, 22 nm away

## 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 19880708026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880708026129A), Jul 8, 1988: Cessna 150F, Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and flipped over landing in a gusty crosswind that exceeded aircrafts crosswind component.

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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