# NTSB MIA71FLD19: Cessna 150, N5972G, Vero Beach, FL, September 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1970
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3779  70/9/20    VERO BEACH,FLA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N5972G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZEPHYRHILLS,FLA             VERO BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- UN RECOVER FRM SERIES OF STALLS STARTING AT 1200FT AGL.CRASHED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5972G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5972G-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 150-71472 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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