# NTSB MIA71FKJ48: Cessna 150H, N6520S, Weaver, AL, April 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1971
- Place: Weaver, AL · WEAVER, AL
- Location: 33.7591° N, 85.8094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaver, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7591&lon=-85.8094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKJ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1215   71/4/9    WEAVER,ALA          CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 191
        TIME - 1800                    N6520S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEAVER,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- HIT GRADER STUCK IN MUD ADJACENT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6520S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6520S), registered now, S/N 15067320, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Mcminn

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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