# NTSB MIA67D0533: Cessna 150, N3159X, Guanica, PR, May 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1967
- Place: Guanica, PR · GUANICA,PR, PR
- Location: 17.9685° N, 66.9292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guánica, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9685&lon=-66.9292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0533
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0533

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1479   67/5/9    GUANICA,PR          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N3159X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3159X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159X-1969-11-05), registration cancelled 1969-11-05, S/N 15064559, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3159X (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 MIA69A0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0090), Jun 17, 1969: Cessna 150G (N3159X), Vega Baja, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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