# Accident 19740530017629A: Cessna 150J, Richmond, KY, May 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1974
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Airport: Berea-Richmond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.6452° N, 84.2830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Berea-Richmond Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6452&lon=-84.2830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51218-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,955 total, 710 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530017629A

## Narrative

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

SHORT FLD LDG ACFT DROPPED IN ON MAIN GR BOUNCED 3-4FT LNDD ON NOSE GR.

## 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 IAD74DLQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ41), May 30, 1974: Cessna 150 (N51218), Richmond, KY, 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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