# NTSB IAD73DKM31: Cessna 150, N6253T, Greensboro, NC, April 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0834  73/4/15    GREENSBORO,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N6253T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 27, 945 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            514 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               LIBERTY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY SURFACE SAND AND STONE.BASE PREP FOR ASPHAULT.UN CK R DRIFT WING HIT DUMP TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6253T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6253T-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 15060953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mays

## 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 19730415008489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415008489A), Apr 15, 1973: Cessna 150E, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Rwy surface sand and stone. Base prep for asphault. Un ck r drift wing hit dump truck.

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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