# NTSB MIA71DKJ54: Cessna 150, N7902Z, Fort Deposit, AL, May 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1971
- Place: Fort Deposit, AL · FORT DEPOSIT, AL
- Location: 31.9863° N, 86.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Deposit, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9863&lon=-86.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKJ54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1460   71/5/6    FORT DEPOSIT,ALA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3565
        TIME - 1130                    N7902Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT DEPOSIT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TROY,ALA                    FORT DEPOSIT,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- NEW ARPT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7902Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7902Z), registered now, S/N 15060002, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: Fort Deposit

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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