# NTSB MIA71DLD04: Cessna 150G, N3234X, Sarasota, FL, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3108  70/7/18    SARASOTA,FLA        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 505
        TIME - 1700                    N3234X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPLES,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- CHECKING PASTURE FOR PSBL LDG AREA,HIT TREE,GR DMGD.CONTD FLT TO AIRPORT,LNDD W/O FURTHER DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3234X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234X-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 15064634, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3234X (1)

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 MIA74OKT35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74OKT35), Oct 26, 1973: Cessna 150G (N3234X), Mores Is, Burkina Faso, 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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