# NTSB MIA71FLA18: Cessna 150J, N60647, Jacksonville, FL, November 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1970
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4279   70/11/7   JACKSONVILLE,FLA    CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 103
        TIME - 1510                    N60647              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA-LOCKA,FLA               JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GAGES READ LOW,OVERFLEW AVBL REFUELING STOPS.FUEL EXHAUSTED APRX 3HRS,5MIN AFTR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60647](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60647-2005-04-22), registration cancelled 2005-04-22, S/N 15070475, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Craig Field

## Other investigations on N60647 (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 MIA96LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA057), Jan 6, 1996: Cessna 150J (N60647), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHILE LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE…

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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