# NTSB MIA68D0041: Cessna 150, N8607J, Lithonia, GA, July 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1967
- Place: Lithonia, GA · LITHONIA, GA
- Location: 33.7130° N, 84.1062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lithonia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7130&lon=-84.1062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2324   67/7/3    LITHONIA, GA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N8607J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED,NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED.PLT ABORTED, INSUFFICIENT RNWY LEFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8607J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607J-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15066507, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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
- Airport: Gunn

## Other investigations on N8607J (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 MIA69F0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0363), Jan 4, 1969: Cessna 150G (N8607J), Lithonia, GA, 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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