# NTSB MIA76AM054: Cessna 150, N17228, Jupiter, FL, December 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1975
- Place: Jupiter, FL · JUPITER, FL
- Location: 26.9205° N, 80.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jupiter, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9205&lon=-80.1194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4101  75/12/21 NR.JUPITER,FL         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1937                    N17228              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT MYERS,FL                 STUART,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT RCVD FSS DF STEER FM PSN 27NM E OF JUPITER INLET.LAST PSN FIX 7NM OF INLET.PLT RPTD LOSING ENG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17228](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17228-1977-10-31), registration cancelled 1977-10-31, S/N 15073678 (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: 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 19751221042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751221042619A), Dec 21, 1975: Cessna 150L, Jupiter, FL. Plt rcvd fss df steer fm psn 27NM e of Jupiter inlet. Last psn fix 7NM of inlet. Plt rptd losing eng

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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