# NTSB FTW71AF058: Cessna 150G, N3285J, Mcalester, OK, March 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1971
- Place: Mcalester, OK · MCALESTER, OK
- Location: 34.9261° N, 95.7736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAlester, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9261&lon=-95.7736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3982   71/3/8    MCALESTER,OKLA      CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 209
        TIME - 2345                    N3285J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TEX              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 217 MG PCT.FLT PHASE UNK,OBSERVED BUZZING HWY PRIOR TO CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3285J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3285J-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 15065985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3285J (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 DEN68D0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0076), Aug 20, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3285J), Sedalia, CO, substantial damage

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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