# NTSB ATL81FKQ05: Cessna 150, N22541, Poplarville, MS, March 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1981
- Place: Poplarville, MS · POPLARVILLE, MS
- Location: 30.8399° N, 89.5304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poplarville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8399&lon=-89.5304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0201   81/3/6    POPLARVILLE,MS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 370
        TIME - 0715                    N22541              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POPLARVILLE,MS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ODOR OF MARIJUANA SMOKE IN PLT'S HAIR,CLOTHES.PLT'S EYES RED,DILATED.UNSTABLE ON FEET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22541](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22541-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 15068348, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810306014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306014729A), Mar 6, 1981: Cessna 150H, Poplarville, MS, Substantial damage. Under influence of drugs. Operated stolen airplane. Buzzed area including school buildings.

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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