# NTSB MIA71DKJ19: Cessna 150F, N8650S, Enterprise, AL, September 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1970
- Place: Enterprise, AL · ENTERPRISE, AL
- Location: 31.3152° N, 85.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enterprise, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3152&lon=-85.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3861  70/9/27    ENTERPRISE,ALA      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8650S              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTERPRISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAMSON,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD LOSS OF RPM.ENG CHECKED OK LTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8650S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8650S), registered now, S/N 15061950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Enterprise

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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