# NTSB MIA74AM035: Cessna 150G, N1642M, Titusville, FL, October 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2957  73/10/17   TITUSVILLE,FLA      CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 150
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1642M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TI-CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FLA               NEW SMYRNA BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          HAZE                                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LAST WX OBS AT 2256L. DEPT 2318L. ACDNT 26MI FM DEPT. SECURITY GRD OBSD EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN 2345L
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1642M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1642M-1976-12-05), registration cancelled 1976-12-05, S/N 15065436 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ti-Co

## 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 19731017034119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017034119A), Oct 17, 1973: Cessna A150K, Titusville, FL, Destroyed. Last wx OBS at 2256L. Dept 2318L. Acdnt 26MI fm dept. Security grd obsd extremely heavy rain 2345L

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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