# NTSB MIA78FKG16: Cessna 150, N63271, Norcross, GA, January 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1978
- Place: Norcross, GA · NORCROSS, GA
- Location: 33.9373° N, 84.2056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norcross, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9373&lon=-84.2056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1453  78/1/27  NR.NORCROSS,GA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3767
        TIME - 1045                    N63271              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 2050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NORCROSS,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63271](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63271-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 15077220, built 1975 (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: Substantial 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 19780127008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127008579A), Jan 27, 1978: Cessna A150K, Norcross, GA, Substantial damage

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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