# NTSB MIA75FLD64: Cessna 150, N5523E, Plant City, FL, April 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1975
- Place: Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&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 August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1784   75/4/7    PLANT CITY,FL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N5523E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      75, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            704 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLERS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANT CITY,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ELEV TRIM TAB HORN ASSY PN0432168-5 FAILED INFLT.ACFT STRUCK FENCE IN EMGCY LNDG FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5523E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5523E-1976-05-24), registration cancelled 1976-05-24, S/N 17023, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Millers Airstrip

## 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 19750407010419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407010419A), Apr 7, 1975: Cessna 150, Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Elev trim tab horn assy PN0432168-5 failed inflt. Acft struck fence in emgcy lndg field.

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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