# NTSB MIA75DLA20: Cessna 150, N19449, Miramar Beach, FL, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Miramar Beach, FL · MIRAMAR BEACH, FL
- Location: 30.3810° N, 86.3456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miramar Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3810&lon=-86.3456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3561  74/10/24   MIRAMAR BEACH,FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N19449              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 557 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            311 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIRAMAR BEACH,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PROP STOPPED DRG SIM ENG FAIL,UN RESTART.LNDD ON RD ACFT VEERED L HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19449](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19449-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 15074425, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741024037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024037419A), Oct 24, 1974: Cessna 150L, Miramar Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Prop stopped drg sim eng fail,un restart. Lndd on rd acft veered l hit tree.

## Other investigations on N19449 (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 DEN76AD002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD002), Jul 12, 1975: Cessna 150L (N19449), Monument, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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