# NTSB IAD72DIG03: Cessna 150, N4538U, Finksburg, MD, July 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1971
- Place: Finksburg, MD · FINKSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.4929° N, 76.8894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finksburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4929&lon=-76.8894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD72DIG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72DIG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2381   71/7/5    FINKSBURG,MD        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N4538U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RESERVOIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINKSBURG,MD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ACFT LONG,RAN OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4538U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4538U-2021-01-08), registration cancelled 2021-01-08, S/N 15060538, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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: Reservoir

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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