# NTSB MIA74DKT53: Cessna 150, N5971G, Cooper City, FL, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Cooper City, FL · COOPER CITY, FL
- Location: 26.0481° N, 80.2849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooper City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0481&lon=-80.2849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0780  74/1/25  NR.COOPER CITY,FLA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 2330                    N5971G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH PERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FLA             OPA LOCKA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- L WING HIT TREE TOP AT POINT OF FLARE,CONT,HIT SIGN POST AT EDGE OF ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5971G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5971G-1981-03-02), registration cancelled 1981-03-02, S/N 15071471 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Perry

## 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 19740125003209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125003209A), Jan 25, 1974: Cessna 150K, Cooper City, FL, Substantial damage. L wing hit tree top at point of flare,cont,hit sign post at edge of road.

## Other investigations on N5971G (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA76DKT66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT66), Mar 29, 1976: Cessna 150 (N5971G), Key Largo, FL, substantial damage

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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