# NTSB MIA75FLD22: Cessna 150L, N18693, Clearwater, FL, September 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1974
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3556  74/9/29    CLEARWATER,FLA      CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 904
        TIME - 0825                    N18693              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FAILURE CASTING NR 1 CYL ROCKER ARM SUPPORT.OVRRAN RWY STRUCK STREET CURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18693](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18693-2011-05-11), registration cancelled 2011-05-11, S/N 15074047, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Clearwater

## 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 19740929035129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740929035129A), Sep 29, 1974: Cessna 150L, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Failure casting nr 1 cyl rocker arm support. Ovrran rwy struck street curb.

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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