# NTSB MIA74AM003: Cessna 150L, N7007X, Wicksburg, AL, July 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1973
- Place: Wicksburg, AL · WICKSBURG, AL
- Location: 31.2082° N, 85.6224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wicksburg, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2082&lon=-85.6224&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1841  73/7/11    WICKSBURG,ALA       CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5600
        TIME - 0810                    N7007X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOTHAN,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TREE AFTER BUZZING FRIENDS HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7007X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7007X-1973-09-24), registration cancelled 1973-09-24, S/N 15059107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730711021009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730711021009A), Jul 11, 1973: Cessna 150A, Wicksburg, AL, Destroyed. Hit tree after buzzing friends house.

## Other investigations on N7007X (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 DIA68F0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0066), Apr 30, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7007X), Woodbridge, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0084), Jul 20, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7007X), Clinton, MD, 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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