# NTSB MIA74AM048: Cessna 150H, N22591, Ashland, AL, November 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1973
- Place: Ashland, AL · ASHLAND, AL
- Location: 33.2699° N, 85.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2699&lon=-85.8337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3786  73/11/24 NR.ASHLAND,ALA        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 130
        TIME - 2015                    N22591              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GADSDEN,ALA                 AUBURN,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS,DESCENDED,REVERSED COURSE,FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22591](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22591-1974-03-01), registration cancelled 1974-03-01, S/N 150-68385 (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

## 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 19731124042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731124042149A), Nov 24, 1973: Cessna 150H, Ashland, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Encountered low ceilings,descended,reversed course,flew into rising terrain.

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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