# NTSB CHI70D0382: Cessna 150, N3683S, Salem, OH, October 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1969
- Place: Salem, OH · SALEM, OH
- Location: 40.9046° N, 80.8492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9046&lon=-80.8492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4256  69/10/18   SALEM,OHIO          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N3683S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OHIO                  SALEM,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3683S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3683S-1992-10-26), registration cancelled 1992-10-26, S/N 17250883 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salem Air Park

## Other investigations on N3683S (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 MIA66F0340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0340), Nov 20, 1965: Cessna 172E (N3683S), Lake Wales, 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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