# NTSB MIA73FLG44: Cessna 150B, N2860S, Columbia, SC, April 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1973
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1031  73/4/18    COLUMBIA,SC         CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1930                    N2860S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  23 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWENS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NIGHT APCH,R WING HIT TELEPHONE POLE.NO NIGHT FLT RECORDED,REVOKED STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2860S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2860S-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N 15066760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Owens Field

## 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 19730418009689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730418009689A), Apr 18, 1973: Cessna 150G, Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Night apch,r wing hit telephone pole. No night flt recorded,revoked student plt certificate.

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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