# NTSB FTW69F0121: Cessna 150F, N8818S, Jacksonville, AR, August 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1968
- Place: Jacksonville, AR · JACKSONVILLE, AR
- Location: 34.8779° N, 92.1315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8779&lon=-92.1315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2151  68/8/15    JACKSONVILLE,ARK    CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1347                    N8818S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE ROCK AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE OF NOSE STRUT ASSY,CAUSE UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8818S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8818S-1980-11-03), registration cancelled 1980-11-03, S/N 15062118 (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: Little Rock Afb

## Other investigations on N8818S (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 FTW69F0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0073), May 14, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8818S), Jacksonville, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0521), Feb 17, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8818S), Hot Springs, AR, 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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