# NTSB CHI68F0711: Cessna 150, N4127U, West Paducah, KY, April 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1968
- Place: West Paducah, KY · WEST PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0831° N, 88.7442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0831&lon=-88.7442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0711
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0711

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0984  68/4/26    WEST PADUCAH,KY     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1641                    N4127U              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        AGE 24, 478 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            282 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SIGN TOWING EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- BANNER PICKUP LINE TOO SHORT,NOSE GEAR CAUGHT TOW ROPE.GR FAILED WHEN BANNER CAUGHT ON OBSTACLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4127U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4127U), registered now, S/N 15060127, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Barkley

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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