# NTSB MIA74FKJ55: Cessna 150, N5612G, Brewton, AL, May 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: Brewton, AL · BREWTON, AL
- Location: 31.1092° N, 87.0766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1092&lon=-87.0766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKJ55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKJ55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1589   74/5/7    BREWTON,ALA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N5612G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 2055 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            890 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREWTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWTON,ALA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MUD DOBBER NESTS IN FUEL VENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5612G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5612G), registered now, S/N 15071112, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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
- Airport: Brewton Muni

## 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 19740507010859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507010859A), May 7, 1974: Cessna 150J, Brewton, AL, Substantial damage. Mud dobber nests in fuel vent.

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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