# NTSB MIA79FKG33: Cessna 150, N66550, Hawkinsville, GA, April 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1979
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA · HAWKINSVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.3012° N, 83.4789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkinsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3012&lon=-83.4789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG33-201205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1272  79/4/21    HAWKINSVILLE,GA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N66550              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PERRY,GA                    RETURN                       HAWKINSVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- CHILD RAN INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66550](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66550), registered now, S/N 15076116, 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: No damage
- Airport: Hawkinsville

## 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 19790421009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421009729A), Apr 21, 1979: Cessna 150, Hawkinsville, GA, 1 fatal. A child passenger deplaned and ran to her mother and into the propeller.

## Other investigations on N66550 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA361), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna 150M (N66550), Wabash, IN, 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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