# Accident 19731017034119A: Cessna A150K, Titusville, FL, October 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Ti-Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1642M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1642M-1976-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 75 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017034119A

## Narrative

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

LAST WX OBS AT 2256L. DEPT 2318L. ACDNT 26MI FM DEPT. SECURITY GRD OBSD EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN 2345L

## 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 MIA74AM035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM035), Oct 17, 1973: Cessna 150G (N1642M), Titusville, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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