# NTSB CHI73DEA40: Cessna 150F, N6427F, Mc Cordsville, IN, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Mc Cordsville, IN · MC CORDSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1581  73/6/24    MC CORDSVILLE,IND   CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 144
        TIME - 1400                    N6427F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MC CORDSVILLE,IND           LOCAL                        MC CORDSVILLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DID NOT FLARE FOR LDG T/D NOSE WHEEL FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6427F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6427F-2010-12-15), registration cancelled 2010-12-15, S/N 15063027, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brookside

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730624018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624018429A), Jun 24, 1973: Cessna 150F, Mc Cordsville, IN, Substantial damage. Did not flare for ldg t/d nose wheel first.

## Other investigations on N6427F (2)

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 CHI70D0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0115), Jul 3, 1969: Cessna 150H (N6427F), Marion, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0648), Feb 26, 1966: Cessna 150 (N6427F), Terre Haute, IN, 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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