# NTSB MIA73DLD67: Cessna 150, N1641M, Silver Spring, FL, March 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1973
- Place: Silver Spring, FL · SILVER SPRING, FL
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1467  73/3/28    SILVER SPRING,FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N1641M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SILVER SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER SPRING,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT ALIGNED WITH RWY CLOSE TO SCRUB OAK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1641M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1641M-2011-04-16), registration cancelled 2011-04-16, S/N 15065798, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Silver Springs

## 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 19730328015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328015909A), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna 150G, Silver Spring, FL, Substantial damage. Acft not aligned with rwy close to scrub oak trees.

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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