Cessna 150M accident near Opa Locka, Florida, June 28, 1986
On June 28, 1986 at about 4:55 pm local time, a Cessna 150M, registered N714MT, was substantially damaged in an accident near Opa Locka, Florida (Opalocka airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 28, 1986 · about 4:55 pm local time
- Place
- Opa Locka, Florida · Opalocka · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · all 150Ms on the register
- Registration
- N714MT · registry record · serial 15079287
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF JUST AS HE TURNED HIS CROSSWIND LEG, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES, THEREFORE NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,950 hours in all; 1,570 in this make and model; 170 in the last 90 days; 5,635 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 22, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200A (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Clark Aircraft,Inc.
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 3,503 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:55 pm from MIA, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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