# NTSB CHI72FLQ10: Cessna 150H, N7023S, Hazard, KY, September 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1971
- Place: Hazard, KY · HAZARD, KY
- Location: 37.2605° N, 83.1982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazard, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2605&lon=-83.1982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FLQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1865  71/9/10    HAZARD,KY           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1958                    N7023S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOMBARD,ILL                 PIKEVILLE,KY                 LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONT FLT INTO AREA OF HIGH TERRAIN AND UNLTD ARPT AFTER DARK. HIT PWR LINES WHILE CIRCLING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7023S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7023S-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 15067723, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Hazard

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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