# NTSB MIA78FLA08: Cessna 150, N704HX, Thomasville, GA, December 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: Thomasville, GA · THOMASVILLE, GA
- Location: 30.8394° N, 83.9788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8394&lon=-83.9788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3951   77/12/2   THOMASVILLE,GA      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N704HX              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOMASVILLE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704HX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704HX-1978-02-09), registration cancelled 1978-02-09, S/N 15078634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Thomsville

## 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 19771202039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202039759A), Dec 2, 1977: Cessna 150M, Thomasville, GA, Destroyed

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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