# NTSB CHI73DIQ15: Cessna 150, N4775X, Lyonsville, KY, August 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1972
- Place: Lyonsville, KY · LYONSVILLE, KY
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DIQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DIQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3059  72/8/26    LYONSVILLE,KY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 614
        TIME - 0815                    N4775X              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYONSVILLE,KY               SIKESTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO MAKE TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4775X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4775X-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 15064825 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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