# NTSB IAD70D0134: Cessna 150, N6690S, Swannanoa, NC, October 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1969
- Place: Swannanoa, NC · SWANNANOA, NC
- Location: 35.6010° N, 82.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swannanoa, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6010&lon=-82.3883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4137  69/10/11   SWANNANOA,NC        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41,
        TIME - 1730                    N6690S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  156 TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               ASHEVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- FLT OFF COURSE DUE CLDS,PLT DECIDED TO LND WHEN GAS GAUGES DROPPED TO EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6690S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6690S), registered now, S/N 15067490, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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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