# NTSB MIA74DKJ74: Cessna 150, N60318, Ider, AL, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Ider, AL · IDER, AL
- Location: 34.7026° N, 85.6690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ider, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7026&lon=-85.6690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2321  73/8/13    IDER,ALA            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N60318              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARTERSVILLE,GA             SCOTTSBORO,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED INTO TREE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY LDG ON ROAD DUE TO WEATHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60318](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60318-1973-12-12), registration cancelled 1973-12-12, S/N 15070222 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19730813025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813025809A), Aug 13, 1973: Cessna A150K, Ider, AL, Substantial damage. Plt taxied into tree following precautionary ldg on road due to weather.

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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