# NTSB MIA74DKJ09: Cessna 150C, N6246T, Arley, AL, August 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1973
- Place: Arley, AL · ARLEY, AL
- Location: 34.0762° N, 87.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0762&lon=-87.2178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ09-201619

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4126   73/8/3    ARLEY,ALA           CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 2040                    N6246T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,ALA              MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ALT LGT CAME ON,LGTS WENT OUT,RED LGT STAYED ON.NOT SURE OF PSN APCH TO RD.TURNED L WHEN CAR APCHD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6246T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6246T-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 15060946, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730803023869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730803023869A), Aug 3, 1973: Cessna 150E, Arley, AL, Substantial damage. Alt lgt came on,lgts went out,red lgt stayed on. Not sure of psn apch to rd. turned l when car apchd

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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