# NTSB MIA73FLT05: Cessna 150F, N8279S, Memphis, TN, September 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1972
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2534  72/9/23    MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8279S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEN DEWITT SPAIN APT       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT FOUND ABANDONED.INJ INDEX AND TOTAL ABD PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8279S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8279S-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 15061879, built 1965 (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

## Other investigations on N8279S (2)

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 CHI67F0546](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0546), Feb 16, 1967: Cessna 150F (N8279S), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0349), Oct 17, 1965: Cessna 150F (N8279S), Scott Afb, IL, 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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