# NTSB UNK64X2600: Cessna 150, N1937Z, Branford, FL, July 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1964
- Place: Branford, FL · BRANFORD, FL
- Location: 29.9623° N, 82.9243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9623&lon=-82.9243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2600
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2600

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0997   64/7/1  NR.BRANFORD FLORIDA   CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1805                    N1937Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: RIBS,STRINGER,CAP STRIPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              TEMPERATURE-F
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- 3000 FT ALT AND 85 KTS TAS ARE FLIGHT PLANNED VALUES FOR ALT. OF OCCURENCE & SPEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1937Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1937Z-1964-07-17), registration cancelled 1964-07-17, S/N 15059737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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