# NTSB MIA69D0437: Cessna 150, N4070J, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1969
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0437

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0912  69/4/11    TUSCALOOSA,ALA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1051                    N4070J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DEGRAAFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WX PREVENTED LDG AT FILED DESTINATION. DELAYED IN FLYING TO ALTERNATE ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4070J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4070J), registered now, S/N 15065370, built 1966 (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: Van Degraaff

## Other investigations on N4070J (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 CHI73FEA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA17), Sep 19, 1972: Cessna 150G (N4070J), Jeffersonvile, IN, 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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