# NTSB IAD71DLJ19: Cessna 150, N60604, Fort Bragg, NC, December 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1970
- Place: Fort Bragg, NC · FORT BRAGG, NC
- Location: 35.1381° N, 79.0075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bragg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1381&lon=-79.0075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DLJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DLJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4509  70/12/27   FORT BRAGG,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N60604              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS ARMY FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT BRAGG,NC               LOCAL
        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 LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE GR FAILED. FIRST LDG OF SECOND SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60604](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60604-1971-02-04), registration cancelled 1971-02-04, S/N 15070438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Simmons Army Fld

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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