# NTSB IAD74DLQ05: Cessna 150, N4746X, Campbellsville, KY, July 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Campbellsville, KY · CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.3439° N, 85.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3439&lon=-85.3522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3449   73/7/7    CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 63,
        TIME - 1200                    N4746X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  4050 TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WASP NEST IN FUEL VENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4746X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4746X-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 15064796, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

## 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 19730707030119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707030119A), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 150G, Campbellsville, KY, Substantial damage. Wasp nest in fuel vent.

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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