# NTSB MIA75AM001: Cessna 150J, N50830, Lake Alfred, FL, July 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Lake Alfred, FL · LAKE ALFRED, FL
- Location: 28.1374° N, 81.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Alfred, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1374&lon=-81.7161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1827   74/7/5    LAKE ALFRED,FLA     CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N50830              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ALFRED,FLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 60 MG/DECILITER.ACFT OBSVD MAKING LOW PASSES.L WING HIT WATER ACFT CARTWHEELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50830](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50830-1974-09-03), registration cancelled 1974-09-03, S/N 15069582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gilbert Field

## 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 19740705021749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705021749A), Jul 5, 1974: Cessna 150J, Lake Alfred, FL, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl 60 mg/deciliter. Acft obsvd making low passes.l wing hit water acft cartwheeled.

## Other investigations on N50830 (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 MIA72DLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD27), Nov 28, 1971: Cessna 150J (N50830), Osteen, FL, destroyed

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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