# NTSB CHI73DLQ13: Cessna 150, N5599E, Danville, KY, September 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1972
- Place: Danville, KY · DANVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.6393° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6393&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DLQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DLQ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3722   72/9/2    DANVILLE,KY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N5599E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- TKOF FM PASTURE,GRASS 4IN TALL AND CLUMPS OF TALLER WEEDS. HAD LNDD TO CK FUEL DUE GAGE FLCTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5599E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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