# NTSB MIA65A0092: Cessna 150G, N7966Z, Auburn, AL, March 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1965
- Place: Auburn, AL · AUBURN, AL
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0092

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0095  65/3/14  NR.AUBURN ALA         CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0007                    N7966Z              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 2415 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            967 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN-OPELIKA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           GROUND FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7966Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7966Z-1970-06-10), registration cancelled 1970-06-10, S/N 15060066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika

## Other investigations on N7966Z (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 UNK64X2754](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2754), Jul 10, 1964: Cessna 150 (N7966Z), Butler, AL, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.