# NTSB CHI71DGG12: Cessna 150K, N5900G, Columbus, OH, September 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1970
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DGG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3759  70/9/14    COLUMBUS,OHIO       CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 212
        TIME - 1700                    N5900G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,OHIO              COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DRG TURN OFF RWY ACFT ENTERED GRASS AREA,NOSE WHEEL HIT TRUCK RUTS ABT 12IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5900G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5900G-1997-03-24), registration cancelled 1997-03-24, S/N 15071400 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Price Field

## Other investigations on N5900G (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 BFO96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA029), Dec 4, 1995: Cessna 150K (N5900G), Seville, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot suicide (intentional in-flight collision with terrain).

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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