# NTSB MIA81FA122: Cessna 150G, N3836J, Ponce De Leon, FL, September 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1981
- Place: Ponce De Leon, FL · PONCE DE LEON, FL
- Location: 30.7240° N, 85.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponce de Leon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7240&lon=-85.9369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2184  81/9/23  NR.PONCE DE LEON,FL   CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 450
        TIME - 0048                    N3836J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEFUNIAK SPRINGS,FL         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PWR LINES CROSSING INTERSTATE HWY.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.196%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3836J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3836J-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 15065136, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19810923060789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923060789A), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna 150G, Ponce De Leon, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck powerline 70 feet over freeway during night low level flight. Alcohol content indicates flying inebriated.

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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