MIA72AM059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · Missing Aircraft · December 21, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 21, 1971
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N61155Cessna 150J
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164806

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4418  71/12/21   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N61155              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FLA          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N61155
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.