# NTSB MIA71FLD51: Cessna 150, N50177, St.Petersburg, FL, March 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1971
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&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 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLD51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLD51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0798  71/3/14    ST.PETERSBURG,FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1642                    N50177              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST.PETERSBURG,FLA           ST.PETERSBURG,FLA            MELBOURNE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLT PLANNED WITH 5.5GPH FUEL CONSUMPTION.NO ALLOWANCE FOR TAXI,RUN-UP,CLB.DID NOT REFUEL AT MLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50177](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50177), registered now, S/N 15069110, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Clearwater Intl

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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