# NTSB IAD71FKM37: Cessna 150, N8055S, Charlotte, NC, June 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1971
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FKM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FKM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2019   71/6/4    CHARLOTTE,NC        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8055S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 100DEG LEFT X-WIND,7K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8055S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8055S), registered now, S/N 15061655 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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
- Airport: Douglas Muni

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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