# NTSB MIA73DKT61: Cessna 150, N2707S, Miami Shores, FL, February 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: Miami Shores, FL · MIAMI SHORES, FL
- Location: 25.8670° N, 80.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami Shores, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8670&lon=-80.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKT61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1465   73/2/7    MIAMI SHORES,FLA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 2015
        TIME - 1300                    N2707S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISCANE SEA BASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI SHORES,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DRG TURN TO AVOID BOAT AND WATER SKIER L WING TIP HIT WATER.FLOAT EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2707S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2707S-1973-07-12), registration cancelled 1973-07-12, S/N 15066607 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biscane Sea Base

## 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 19730207014489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207014489A), Feb 7, 1973: Cessna A150K, Miami Shores, FL, Substantial damage. Drg turn to avoid boat and water skier l wing tip hit water. Float eqpd.

## Other investigations on N2707S (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 CHI68D0544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0544), Jan 13, 1968: Cessna 150 (N2707S), Superior, WI, 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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