# NTSB MIA72IM013: Cessna 150G, N3984J, Foley, AL, August 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1971
- Place: Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
- Location: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4066&lon=-87.6836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3984J), registered now, S/N 15065284, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: No damage

## Other investigations on N3984J (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA70F0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0082), May 25, 1969: Cessna 150G (N3984J), Villa Rica, GA, 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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