# NTSB NYC80FA055: Cessna A150M, N8183V, Davis Park, NY, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Davis Park, NY · DAVIS PARK, NY
- Location: 40.6840° N, 73.0048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6840&lon=-73.0048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2800  80/7/13    DAVIS PARK,NY       CESSNA A150M        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 600
        TIME - 1140                    N8183V              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8183V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8183V-1983-06-29), registration cancelled 1983-06-29, S/N A1500556 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (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 19800713088469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713088469A), Jul 13, 1980: Cessna A150M, Davis Park, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Circled beach. Stalled in steep turn near ground.

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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