# NTSB IAD74DKM23: Cessna 150, N5726G, High Point, NC, October 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: High Point, NC · HIGH POINT, NC
- Location: 35.9557° N, 80.0053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Point, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9557&lon=-80.0053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3450  73/10/23   HIGH POINT,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1535                    N5726G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGH POINT,NC               MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UNSECURED SEATBELT IN SLIPSTREAM.PLT ABORTED TKOF WHEN HEARD POPPING NOISES-SEAT BELT HANGING OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5726G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5726G-1974-05-09), registration cancelled 1974-05-09, S/N 15071226 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## 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 19731023034569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731023034569A), Oct 23, 1973: Cessna 150K, High Point, NC, Substantial damage. Unsecured seatbelt in slipstream. Plt aborted tkof when heard popping noises-seat belt hanging out.

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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