# NTSB MIA70AM097: Cessna 150, N4778X, Miami, FL, June 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1970
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1134  70/6/17    MIAMI,FLA           CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4778X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD GENERAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-6/17/70.PLT HAD HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS. ACFT STRUCK GRND IN NEAR VERTICAL DIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4778X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4778X-1972-01-26), registration cancelled 1972-01-26, S/N 15064828 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Homestead General

## Other investigations on N4778X (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 MIA69D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0049), Jun 23, 1968: Cessna 150 (N4778X), Clewiston, FL, 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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