# NTSB MIA73FKT72: Cessna 150L, N16035, Miami, FL, March 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1973
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKT72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1408  73/3/10    MIAMI,FLA           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N16035              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG SHUT DWN THRU MIXT CTL,UN RESTART-GND WIRE TO TERMINAL POST NUT MISG.ARPT BEYOND GLIDING DIST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16035](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16035-2021-01-12), registration cancelled 2021-01-12, S/N 15073429, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Kendall

## 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 19730310010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730310010019A), Mar 10, 1973: Cessna 150L, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Eng shut dwn thru mixt ctl,un restart-gnd wire to terminal post nut misg. Arpt beyond gliding dist.

## Other investigations on N16035 (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 FTW04WA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04WA058), Jan 6, 2004: Cessna 150L (N16035), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 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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