# NTSB MIA81DLA25: Cessna 150, N704RB, Jacksonville, FL, May 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1981
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1058  81/5/20    JACKSONVILLE,FL     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N704RB              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704RB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704RB-1999-07-28), registration cancelled 1999-07-28, S/N 15078804 (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: Herlong

## 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 19810520026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520026999A), May 20, 1981: Cessna 150M, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Ballooned on gusty crosswind landing. Airplane porpoised on runway. Bent motor mount. Wrinkle fuselage.

## Other investigations on N704RB (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 MIA99LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA146), May 2, 1999: Cessna 150M (N704RB), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during the flare/touchdown.

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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