# NTSB MIA77FKG23: Cessna 150, N3489V, Atlanta, GA, April 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1977
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  77/4/14    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1132                    N3489V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 4463 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2525 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- STRUCK HAWK,WINDSHIELD DEMOLISHED.LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3489V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3489V), registered now, S/N 15076519, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Minor damage

## 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 19770414008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770414008599A), Apr 14, 1977: Cessna 150M, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Struck hawk,windshield demolished. Lndd ok.

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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