# NTSB MIA69A0090: Cessna 150G, N3159X, Vega Baja, PR, June 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1969
- Place: Vega Baja, PR · VEGA BAJA, PR
- Location: 18.4411° N, 66.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vega Baja, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4411&lon=-66.3976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2373  69/6/17    VEGA BAJA,PR        CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N3159X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG PRACTICE.
```

## 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 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 MIA67D0533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0533), May 9, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3159X), Guanica, PR, 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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