# NTSB MIA67D0393: Cessna 150, N3711S, Copeland, FL, February 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1967
- Place: Copeland, FL · COPELAND, FL
- Location: 25.9537° N, 81.3559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9537&lon=-81.3559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0393
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0393

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0340   67/2/5    COPELAND,FLA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N3711S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      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
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LEFT PRACTICE AREA-LANDED IN SWAMP.         PILOT-UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3711S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3711S), registered now, S/N 15062988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

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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