# NTSB MIA69D0161: Cessna 150, N6529S, Valdosta, GA, August 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1968
- Place: Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Location: 30.8327° N, 83.2785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdosta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8327&lon=-83.2785&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 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2928   68/8/9    VALDOSTA,GA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N6529S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALDOSTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED LEFT AFTER LIFTOFF. PLT CUT THROTTLE,LANDED IN GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6529S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6529S), registered now, S/N 15067329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Valdosta

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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