# NTSB MIA70D0264: Cessna 150, N3465J, St Elmo, AL, December 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1969
- Place: St Elmo, AL · ST ELMO, AL
- Location: 30.5035° N, 88.2542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Elmo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5035&lon=-88.2542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4543  69/12/27   ST ELMO,ALA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N3465J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 82 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBILE,ALA                  ST ELMO,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3465J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3465J-1970-06-04), registration cancelled 1970-06-04, S/N 15066165 (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: St Elmo

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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