# NTSB CHI73FLQ05: Cessna 150F, N8864G, Franklin, KY, July 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1972
- Place: Franklin, KY · FRANKLIN, KY
- Location: 36.7128° N, 86.5536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7128&lon=-86.5536&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FLQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FLQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2548  72/7/24    FRANKLIN,KY         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N8864G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DURG APPROACH PLT DISTRACTED BY TRACTOR ON SOD RWY UNTIL LAST MIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8864G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8864G-1973-02-21), registration cancelled 1973-02-21, S/N 15062964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moore Field

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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