# NTSB DIA68D0106: Cessna 150, N6417S, Middletown, DE, October 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1967
- Place: Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
- Location: 39.4417° N, 75.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4417&lon=-75.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3641  67/10/11   MIDDLETOWN,DEL      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N6417S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6417S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417S-1995-11-21), registration cancelled 1995-11-21, S/N 15067217 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summit Airpark

## Other investigations on N6417S (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 FTW95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA074), Dec 27, 1994: Cessna 150H (N6417S), Monahans, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE ICING CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB NYC70DHD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DHD28), May 23, 1970: Cessna 150 (N6417S), Medford, NJ, 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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