# Accident 19731124042149A: Cessna 150H, Ashland, AL, November 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1973
- Place: Ashland, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.2699° N, 85.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2699&lon=-85.8337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22591-1974-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731124042149A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS,DESCENDED,REVERSED COURSE,FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 MIA74AM048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM048), Nov 24, 1973: Cessna 150H (N22591), Ashland, AL, 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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