# NTSB DEN67D0002: Cessna 150, N8654S, Provo, UT, June 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1966
- Place: Provo, UT · PROVO, UT
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1916   66/6/5    PROVO UTAH          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N8654S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROVO MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS MAKING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8654S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8654S-1969-04-09), registration cancelled 1969-04-09, S/N 15061954, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Provo Municipal

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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