# NTSB MIA73DKG73: Cessna 150L, N18209, Stockbridge, GA, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Stockbridge, GA · STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- Location: 33.5296° N, 84.2334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-84.2334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0918  73/4/30    STOCKBRIDGE,GA      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N18209              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRY HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  STOCKBRIDGE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TWILIGHT,MADE APCH TO SUBDIVISION STREET,THOUGHT TO BE ARPT.DID NOT OBSV PWR LINE IN TIME TO AVOID
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18209](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18209-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 15073864, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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
- Airport: Berry Hill

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730430009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430009189A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 150L, Stockbridge, GA, Substantial damage. Twilight,made apch to subdivision street,thought to be arpt. Did not obsv pwr line in time to avoid

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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