# NTSB MIA73FKG58: Cessna 150F, N7017F, Alma, GA, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Alma, GA · ALMA, GA
- Location: 31.5450° N, 82.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5450&lon=-82.4736&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0203   73/2/4    ALMA,GA             CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 114
        TIME - 1318                    N7017F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMA BACON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALMA,GA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG MIXT CTL FOUND IN IDLE CUT OFF PSN.T/D SHORT OF RWY IN AREA BEING CLRD FOR APCH TO RWY 33.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7017F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7017F-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N 15063617, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Alma Bacon Co

## 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 19730204002359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204002359A), Feb 4, 1973: Cessna A150K, Alma, GA, Substantial damage. Eng mixt ctl found in idle cut off psn.t/d short of rwy in area being clrd for apch to rwy 33.

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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