# NTSB MIA69F0413: Cessna 150J, N51143, Alpharetta, GA, February 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1969
- Place: Alpharetta, GA · ALPHARETTA, GA
- Location: 34.0709° N, 84.2726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpharetta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0709&lon=-84.2726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0404  69/2/13    ALPHARETTA,GA       CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1540                    N51143              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     45, 11615 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NOSE GR STRUCK DITCH. WATER IN GASCOLATOR,SOURCE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51143](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51143-1991-11-13), registration cancelled 1991-11-13, S/N 15069791 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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