# NTSB MIA73FKG50: Cessna 150H, N6982S, Reidsville, GA, December 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1972
- Place: Reidsville, GA · REIDSVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.0873° N, 82.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0873&lon=-82.1248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4025   72/12/2   REIDSVILLE,GA       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 269
        TIME - 1830                    N6982S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REIDSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REIDSVILLE,GA               AUGUSTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF ON HIGHWAY-23.SAW CAR LIGHTS,LIFTED OFF,HIT TREES. BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .16 %.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6982S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6982S-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 15067682, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Reidsville

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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