# NTSB MIA73AM003: Cessna 150, N1541Q, Jacksonville, FL, July 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1972
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM003

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0947   72/7/1    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 725
        TIME - 1812                    N6377E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  2  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- C-172 PLT UNABLE TO CONTACT UNICOM. HAD JUST TURNED FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL FOR RWY 25.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0947   72/7/1    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1812                    N1541Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 980 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  1  0                            282 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- C-150 PLT HAD CONTACTED UNICOM ON DOWNWIND LEG. C-172 HIT C-150 FROM L REAR. IP WAS IN R SEAT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1541Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1541Q-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 15072841, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Herlong

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N6377E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6377E-1973-12-11), registration cancelled 1973-12-11, S/N 46477, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Herlong

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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