# NTSB MIA74AM028: Cessna 150H, N23286, Gulfport, MS, October 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1973
- Place: Gulfport, MS · GULFPORT, MS
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3305   73/10/3   GULFPORT,MISS       CESSNA 150H         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 491
        TIME - 1156                    N23286              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GULFPORT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MISS               NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ENTERED NOSE HI L TURN AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23286](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23286-1997-02-19), registration cancelled 1997-02-19, S/N 15068850 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gulfport Muni

## 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 19731003037229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731003037229A), Oct 3, 1973: Cessna 150H, Gulfport, MS, Destroyed. Entered nose hi l turn after tkof.

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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