# NTSB CHI65D0045: Cessna 150, N5738E, Arrollton, KY, March 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1965
- Place: Arrollton, KY · ARROLLTON, KY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0376  65/3/12    ARROLLTON KY        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N5738E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5738E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738E-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N 17238, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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

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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