# NTSB FTW68D0502: Cessna 150, N4357U, Hardesty, OK, March 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1968
- Place: Hardesty, OK · HARDESTY, OK
- Location: 36.6148° N, 101.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardesty, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6148&lon=-101.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0502
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0502

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0634  68/3/23    HARDESTY,OKLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 300
        TIME - 0930                    N4357U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK CONCRETE POST NEXT TO FARM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4357U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4357U), registered now, S/N 15060357 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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

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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