# NTSB NYC78FA073: Cessna 150, N8196F, Southbridge, MA, July 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1978
- Place: Southbridge, MA · SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
- Location: 42.0751° N, 72.0334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southbridge, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0751&lon=-72.0334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2337  78/7/27    SOUTHBRIDGE,MA      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 0235                    N8196F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTHBRIDGE,MA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.13%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8196F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8196F-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 15064296 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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 19780727027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727027339A), Jul 27, 1978: Cessna A150K, Southbridge, ME, Destroyed. Blood alcohol level 0.13 .

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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