# NTSB CHI70F0387: Cessna 150, N3669J, Lebanon, KY, December 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1969
- Place: Lebanon, KY · LEBANON, KY
- Location: 37.5702° N, 85.2601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5702&lon=-85.2601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0387

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3222   69/12/8   LEBANON,KY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N3669J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARDSTOWN,KY                LEBANON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBSERVERS AT THE SCENE SAID IT WAS QUITE DARK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3669J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3669J-2020-01-06), registration cancelled 2020-01-06, S/N 15064969, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Lebanon

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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