# NTSB MIA67F0094: Cessna 150, N3987V, Bessemer, AL, August 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1966
- Place: Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0094

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1149   66/8/6    BESSEMER,ALA        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4691Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED N4691Z ON TOP OF N3987V.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1149   66/8/6    BESSEMER,ALA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N3987V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 505 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            149 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED N4691Z ON TOP OF N3987V.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3987V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3987V-1990-09-05), registration cancelled 1990-09-05, S/N 18306 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bessemer

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4691Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4691Z-2011-09-12), registration cancelled 2011-09-12, S/N 22-8229, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bessemer

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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