# NTSB MIA77FA002: Cessna 150J, N61083, Kissimee, FL, October 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1976
- Place: Kissimee, FL · KISSIMEE, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3212  76/10/11 NR.KISSIMEE,FL        CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 597
        TIME - 1249                    N61083              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                 KISSIMEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN COW PASTURE WHILE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61083](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61083-1977-01-13), registration cancelled 1977-01-13, S/N 15070786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19761011036119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761011036119A), Oct 11, 1976: Cessna 150J, Kissimee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot attempted precautionary landing in cow pasture while experiencing a heart attack.

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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