# NTSB DIA68D0132: Cessna 150, N8946S, Wyoming, DE, November 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1967
- Place: Wyoming, DE · WYOMING, DE
- Location: 39.1124° N, 75.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wyoming, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1124&lon=-75.5649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4068  67/11/20   WYOMING,DEL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N8946S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JENKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8946S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8946S-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 15062246, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jenkins

## Other investigations on N8946S (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 DIA69D0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0203), Apr 18, 1969: Cessna 150 (N8946S), Dover, DE, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0177), Aug 13, 1966: Cessna 150F (N8946S), Hurlock, MD, 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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