# NTSB MIA81DKT23: Cessna 150, N714LB, Homestead, FL, January 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1981
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0024  81/1/30    HOMESTEAD,FL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 112
        TIME - 1510                    N714LB              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD GENERAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.MYERS,FL                 OPA LOCKA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD DRG FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714LB-1994-04-28), registration cancelled 1994-04-28, S/N 15079248 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homestead General

## 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 19810130002569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130002569A), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 150M, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Became lost on crosscountry training flight. Ran out of fuel, crash landed on a farm road.

## Other investigations on N714LB (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 MIA83LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA023), Nov 4, 1982: Cessna 150 (N714LB), Everglades City, FL, 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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