# NTSB MIA71FKD06: Cessna 150C, N7831Z, Memphis, TN, September 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1970
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1515   70/9/6    MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 200
        TIME - 0030                    N7831Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTO AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DESOTO,MISS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREES APRX 40FT HIGH ABT 4MI NE OF ARPT.NO NIGHT FLT RECORDED PRECEDING 90 DAY PERIOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7831Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7831Z-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 15059931, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- 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: Desoto Airpark

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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