# NTSB MIA74DKA03: Cessna 150, N50141, Humacao, PR, August 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Humacao, PR · HUMACAO,PR, PR
- Location: 18.1496° N, 65.8182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Humacao, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1496&lon=-65.8182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2316   73/8/9    HUMACAO,PR          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N50141              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMACAO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROOSEVELT ROADS,PR          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           86                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BEGAN GO ARND TOO LATE.RETRACTED FLAPS,ACFT SETTLED INTO HI WEEDS BESIDE RWY.GUSTING TO 15K,VBL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50141](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50141-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 15069085, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Humacao

## 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 19730809027139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809027139A), Aug 9, 1973: Cessna 150H, Humacao, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Began go arnd too late. Retracted flaps,acft settled into hi weeds beside rwy. Gusting to 15K,vbl.

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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