# NTSB MIA67D0309: Cessna 150, N5957T, Homestead, FL, November 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1966
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3761   66/11/7   HOMESTEAD FLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N5957T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO RECOVER FROM PRACTICE GLIDING SPIRAL.HE WAS TOO INTENT ON HOLDING POINT ON GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5957T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5957T-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 15060657, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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

## Other investigations on N5957T (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 ATL99LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA029), Dec 5, 1998: Cessna 150B (N5957T), Adjuntas, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the restricted movement of the intake and exhaust valves on number 3 cylinder.

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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