# Accident 19731120035659A: Cessna 150, Clewiston, FL, November 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1973
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Clewiston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.7431° N, 80.9477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clewiston Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7431&lon=-80.9477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5646E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5646E-2012-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731120035659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VEERED OFF RWY ROLLED DWN A 2FT DWN GRADE HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.PLT UN FIND WIND IND ON FLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74DKT39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT39), Nov 20, 1973: Cessna 150 (N5646E), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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