# NTSB UNK65X1431: Cessna 150, N1947Z, Homestead, FL, February 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1965
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1431
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1431

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0188  65/2/17    HOMESTEAD FLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 102
        TIME - 1355                    N1947Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPED ENGINE-AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1947Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1947Z-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 15059747, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homestead

## Other investigations on N1947Z (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 IAD96LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA151), Sep 23, 1996: Cessna 150C (N1947Z), Liberty, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude, while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in in-flight collision with trees.

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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