# NTSB MIA71AM073: Cessna A150L, N5951J, Chatom, AL, February 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1971
- Place: Chatom, AL · CHATOM, AL
- Location: 31.4691° N, 88.2460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatom, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4691&lon=-88.2460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0227  71/2/20    CHATOM,ALA          CESSNA A150L        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N5951J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATOM,ALA                  JACKSON,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT AND HER HUSBAND OBS BUZZING FRIENDS HOUSE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.13 PCT,PAX WAS 0.15 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5951J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5951J-1973-10-24), registration cancelled 1973-10-24, S/N A1500251 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chatom

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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