# NTSB IAD74DKW34: Cessna 150G, N3176X, Surgoinsvile, TN, April 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Surgoinsvile, TN · SURGOINSVILE, TN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKW34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1253  74/4/21    SURGOINSVILE,TENN   CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3176X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SURGOINSVILE,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT APRX 800FT R OF RWY CENTER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3176X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3176X), registered now, S/N 15064576, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Hawkins County

## 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 19740421011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421011689A), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 150G, Surgoinsvile, TN, Substantial damage. Acft struck an embankment aprx 800FT r of rwy center line.

## Other investigations on N3176X (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 NYC68F0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0038), Jun 8, 1967: Cessna 150G (N3176X), Shirley, NY, 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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