# NTSB IAD73DKW01: Cessna 150D, N4486U, Dixon Spring, TN, July 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: Dixon Spring, TN · DIXON SPRING, TN
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKW01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKW01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1454   73/7/1    DIXON SPRING,TENN   CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N4486U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIXON SPRING,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PULLED FULL FLAPS,PWR OFF AND APPLIED FULL BRAKES SKIDDED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4486U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4486U), registered now, S/N 15060486, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- 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: Private Strip

## 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 19730701017299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701017299A), Jul 1, 1973: Cessna 150D, Dixon Spring, TN, Substantial damage. Pulled full flaps,pwr off and applied full brakes skidded into trees.

## Other investigations on N4486U (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66D0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0062), Jul 8, 1965: Cessna 150D (N4486U), Columbia, TN, 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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