# NTSB MIA74FLD63: Cessna 150, N8532J, Candler, FL, February 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1974
- Place: Candler, FL · CANDLER, FL
- Location: 29.0714° N, 81.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candler, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0714&lon=-81.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2190   74/2/5    CANDLER,FLA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 189
        TIME - 0930                    N8532J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,FLA                CANDLER,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HYD BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED ON R BRAKE.SWERVE TO AVOID OVRSHOOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8532J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8532J), registered now, S/N 15066432, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Belleview

## 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 19740205018339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205018339A), Feb 5, 1974: Cessna 150G, Candler, FL, Substantial damage. Hyd brake hose ruptured on r brake. Swerve to avoid ovrshoot.

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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