# NTSB MIA76AM033: Cessna 150M, N66406, Hawthorne, FL, October 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1975
- Place: Hawthorne, FL · HAWTHORNE, FL
- Location: 29.5937° N, 82.0945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5937&lon=-82.0945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3250  75/10/19   HAWTHORNE,FL        CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N66406              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD CIRCLING ACDT AREA ABT 10 MIN.R WING MORE SVRLY DMGD THAN L WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66406](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66406-1976-01-09), registration cancelled 1976-01-09, S/N 150-76028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751019037219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751019037219A), Oct 19, 1975: Cessna 150M, Hawthorne, FL, Destroyed. Acft obsvd circling acdt area abt 10 min.r wing more svrly dmgd than l wing.

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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