# Accident 19731013035049A: Cessna 150K, Opa Locka, FL, October 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1973
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6244G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6244G-2000-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 543 total, 300 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013035049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

20DEGREES FLAPS,HI SINK RATE,PLT LATE TAKING CNTL.WND GUSTING 23KTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT26), Oct 13, 1973: Cessna 150K (N6244G), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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