# NTSB MIA72DKT60: Cessna 150, N50960, South Bay, FL, March 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1972
- Place: South Bay, FL · SOUTH BAY, FL
- Location: 26.6884° N, 80.7355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6884&lon=-80.7355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKT60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0097   72/3/2    SOUTH BAY,FLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 241
        TIME - 1815                    N50960              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FLA                W HOLLYWOOD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           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- FUEL TNK CAP NOT SECURED,FUEL EXHSTD,LNDD IN PLOWED FLD,TURNED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50960](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50960), registered now, S/N 15069675, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

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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