# NTSB CHI68F0326: Cessna 150, N3905U, Pontiac, MI, October 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1967
- Place: Pontiac, MI · PONTIAC, MI
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0326

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3600   67/10/5   PONTIAC,MICH        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1725                    N3905U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC-OAKLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PKD ACFT N7384L-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LANDED IN GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3905U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3905U-1990-08-10), registration cancelled 1990-08-10, S/N 15061305 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pontiac-Oakland

## Other investigations on N3905U (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 CHI90DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM01), Oct 13, 1989: Cessna 150E (N3905U), Grayling, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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