Cessna 150 N4778X
17 June 1970 · Miami, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 June 1970, a Cessna 150 registered N4778X, operated by South Wind AVI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Homestead General
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N4778X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- South Wind AVI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1134
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE-6/17/70.PLT HAD HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS. ACFT STRUCK GRND IN NEAR VERTICAL DIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150 | Novato, California, United States | Spectrum Air, I | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1970 | Cessna 150 | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1970 | Cessna 150 | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150 | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | South Shore FL | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Atchison, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150 | Sussex, New Jersey, United States | Lakeland Flyin | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |