# NTSB MIA74FKG48: Cessna 150L, N5389Q, Tifton, GA, December 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1973
- Place: Tifton, GA · TIFTON, GA
- Location: 31.4621° N, 83.5205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tifton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4621&lon=-83.5205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4138  73/12/31   TIFTON,GA           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1715                    N5389Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIFT-MYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIFTON,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT USUALLY TERMINATED FLT BY COMING OVR THE HOUSE TO LET THEM KNOW HE WOULD BE HOME SOON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5389Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5389Q-1974-01-21), registration cancelled 1974-01-21, S/N 15073289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tift-Myers

## 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 19731231043049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731231043049A), Dec 31, 1973: Cessna 150L, Tifton, GA, Destroyed. Plt usually terminated flt by coming ovr the house to let them know he would be home soon.

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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