# NTSB CHI67D0342: Cessna 150D, N4145U, London, KY, October 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1966
- Place: London, KY · LONDON, KY
- Location: 37.1184° N, 84.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1184&lon=-84.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3574  66/10/21   LONDON KY           CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1200
        TIME - 1530                    N4145U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORBIN-LONDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- ONE ARMED PILOT PROPPED ENG OF UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4145U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4145U), registered now, S/N 15060145, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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
- Airport: Corbin-London

## Other investigations on N4145U (2)

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 CHI85LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA171), Apr 20, 1985: Cessna 150D (N4145U), Columbus, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0349), Feb 2, 1969: Cessna 150 (N4145U), Pensacola, FL, 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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