# NTSB MIA76DKJ88: Cessna 150, N5297Q, Hazel Green, AL, July 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Hazel Green, AL · HAZEL GREEN, AL
- Location: 34.9237° N, 86.5674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazel Green, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9237&lon=-86.5674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2794  76/7/19    HAZEL GREEN,AL      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1725                    N5297Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZEL GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZEL GREEN,AL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- T/O ABTD WHEN PLT SAW CROPDUSTER MAKING LOW APP OPPOSITE DIR. MINOR DMG TO PKD ACFT N5646J.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5297Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5297Q), registered now, S/N 15073197, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Hazel Green

## 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 19760719020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719020189A), Jul 19, 1976: Cessna 150L, Hazel Green, AL, Substantial damage. T/o abtd when plt saw cropduster making low app opposite dir. Minor dmg to pkd acft N5646J.

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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