# NTSB MIA71FKW44: Cessna 150, N22651, Murfreesboro, TN, April 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1971
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKW44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1325   71/4/5    MURFREESBORO,TENN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0845                    N22651              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURFREESBORO,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED MIXTURE CTL INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT CTL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22651](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22651-2000-03-30), registration cancelled 2000-03-30, S/N 15068428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N22651 (2)

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 FTW98FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA289), Jun 30, 1998: Cessna 150H (N22651), Weslaco, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Failure to maintain adequate airspeed by one of the pilot's on board. A factor was the low altitude.
- [NTSB MIA71DKW38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW38), Feb 18, 1971: Cessna 150 (N22651), Murfreesboro, TN, 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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