# NTSB NYC78FA082: Cessna 150L, N10391, Prospect Harbr, ME, August 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Prospect Harbr, ME · PROSPECT HARBR, ME
- Location: 44.4090° N, 68.0261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect Harbor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4090&lon=-68.0261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2422  78/8/20    PROSPECT HARBR,ME   CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N10391              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELFAST,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SUPERVISED SOLO TO BE FLOWN IN DESIGNATED PRACTICE AREA.CRASH SITE OUTSIDE OF AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10391](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10391-1981-04-11), registration cancelled 1981-04-11, S/N 15074843 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19780820028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820028579A), Aug 20, 1978: Cessna 150L, Prospect Harbr, ME, Destroyed. Supervised solo to be flown in designated practice area. Crash sittside of area.

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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