# NTSB FTW76DPG21: Cessna 150, N10734, Van Buren, AR, September 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: Van Buren, AR · VAN BUREN, AR
- Location: 35.4512° N, 94.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4512&lon=-94.3540&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 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2290   75/9/6    VAN BUREN,AR        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N10734              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN BUREN,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PORPOISED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10734-1981-06-06), registration cancelled 1981-06-06, S/N 15074991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twin City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750906025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906025739A), Sep 6, 1975: Cessna 150L, Van Buren, AR, Substantial damage. Porpoised ldg.

## Other investigations on N10734 (1)

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 FTW79FPG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG84), Sep 30, 1979: Cessna 150L (N10734), Cass, 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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