# NTSB MIA73DLA28: Cessna 150, N5814G, High Springs, FL, February 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1973
- Place: High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 29.7996° N, 82.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7996&lon=-82.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0480  73/2/21    HIGH SPRINGS,FLA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N5814G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUDYS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGH SPRINGS,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED DRG LDG,NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5814G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5814G), registered now, S/N 15071314, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Rudys Airport

## 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 19730221003629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221003629A), Feb 21, 1973: Cessna 150K, High Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Acft porpoised drg ldg,nose gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N5814G (2)

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 MIA89LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA197), Jul 12, 1989: Cessna 150 (N5814G), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT AND HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.
- [NTSB MIA74DLD98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD98), Jun 13, 1974: Cessna 150K (N5814G), Merritt Isl, FL, 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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