# NTSB MIA70DKT07: Cessna 150, N50104, Marathon, FL, February 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1970
- Place: Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0889  70/2/24    MARATHON,FLA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 149
        TIME - 1400                    N50104              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY WEST,FLA                MARATHON,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50104](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50104-1996-10-11), registration cancelled 1996-10-11, S/N 15069064 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N50104 (2)

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 CHI96LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA241), Jul 12, 1996: Cessna 150 (N50104), Parker, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: engine compartment fire from accumulated fuel in the carburetor, and failure of the pilot to follow the emergency checklist procedure.
- [NTSB MIA69D0226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0226), Nov 4, 1968: Cessna 150 (N50104), Melbourne, 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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