# Accident 19740808033229A: Cessna A150L, Meridianville, AL, August 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1974
- Place: Meridianville, AL
- Airport: North Huntsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.8764° N, 86.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridianville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8764&lon=-86.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6073J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073J-1991-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ09-138879) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740808033229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DIRT PILE BTWN RWY AND TAXIWAY,ACFT FLIPPED.

## 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 MIA74DKJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ09-138879), Aug 8, 1974: Cessna A150L (N6073J), Meridianville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6073J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900924042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042239A), Sep 24, 1990: Cessna A150L (N6073J), Terre Haute, IN, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on downwind for landing. Struck powerline on forced landing. No defects found. Possible carb icing.
- [Incident 19880810045959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810045959I), Aug 10, 1988: Cessna 150 (N6073J), Greeley, CO. Forced landing in a field when could not gain altitude. Mixture may not have been leaned properly for density alt.

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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