MIA72IM013

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 150G · Foley, AL · August 17, 1971

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
August 17, 1971
Place
Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3984JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163599

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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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5-0025  71/8/17  NR.FOLEY,ALA          CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N3984J              PX-  1  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 45, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FOLEY,ALA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        REMARKS- PX JUMPED FROM ACFT APRXLY 1500 FT AGL WHILE ON SIGHTSEEING FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3984J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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.

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