# NTSB MIA67D0345: Cessna 150, N7315X, Arcadia, FL, December 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1966
- Place: Arcadia, FL · ARCADIA, FL
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&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 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0345
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0345

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4074   66/12/8   ARCADIA FLA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N7315X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7315X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7315X-2018-05-18), registration cancelled 2018-05-18, S/N 15059415, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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 N7315X (2)

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 MIA68F0459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0459), Mar 17, 1968: Cessna 150B (N7315X), Arcadia, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA66D0541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0541), May 4, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7315X), Sebring, FL, 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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