# NTSB CHI70D0327: Cessna 150, N7771F, Columbia, KY, September 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1969
- Place: Columbia, KY · COLUMBIA, KY
- Location: 37.1034° N, 85.3075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1034&lon=-85.3075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0327
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0327

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2767  69/9/28    COLUMBIA,KY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  2  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 110
        TIME - 1450                    N7771F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEPEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUDOT,KY                    COLUMBIA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STALLED INTO TREES. CP CLAIMS PLT INTERFERED WITH POWER DURING LEVEL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7771F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7771F-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 15063871 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tepee

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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