# NTSB MKC79FA057: Cessna 150F, N8240S, West Quincy, MO, September 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Place: West Quincy, MO · WEST QUINCY, MO
- Location: 39.9262° N, 91.4407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Quincy, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9262&lon=-91.4407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2893  79/9/20    WEST QUINCY,MO      CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 175
        TIME - 1740                    N8240S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ON PREVIOUS FLTS WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT BUZZING GROUND OBJECTS & BOATS ON THE RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8240S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8240S-1981-09-10), registration cancelled 1981-09-10, S/N 15061840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790920030419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920030419A), Sep 20, 1979: Cessna 150F, West Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft impacted in river, 60 feet behind pleasure boat. Witnesses saw aircraft diving on boats on prior flights.

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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