# NTSB MIA69D0163: Cessna 150, N8207S, Skipperville, AL, September 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1968
- Place: Skipperville, AL · SKIPPERVILLE, AL
- Location: 31.5577° N, 85.5455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skipperville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5577&lon=-85.5455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3073   68/9/7    SKIPPERVILLE,ALA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N8207S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 396 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM AREA USED FOR MILITARY HELICOPTER GCA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8207S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8207S-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 15061807, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

## Other investigations on N8207S (3)

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 ATL84FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA193), Jun 5, 1984: Cessna 150F (N8207S), Laceys Spring, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ATL81FKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ16), Mar 19, 1981: Cessna 150 (N8207S), Ozark, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70D0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0083), Jul 19, 1969: Cessna 150F (N8207S), Ozark, AL, 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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