# NTSB IAD74DLQ41: Cessna 150, N51218, Richmond, KY, May 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1974
- Place: Richmond, KY · RICHMOND, KY
- Location: 37.7291° N, 84.2994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7291&lon=-84.2994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1551  74/5/30    RICHMOND,KY         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N51218              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 2955 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            710 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEREA-RICHMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,KY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD LDG ACFT DROPPED IN ON MAIN GR BOUNCED 3-4FT LNDD ON NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51218](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51218-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N 15069844, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Berea-Richmond

## 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 19740530017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740530017629A), May 30, 1974: Cessna 150J, Richmond, KY, Substantial damage. Short fld ldg acft dropped in on main gr bounced 3-4FT lndd on nose gr.

## Other investigations on N51218 (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 CHI70DGA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DGA01), Jan 3, 1970: Cessna 150 (N51218), Phillipsburg, OH, 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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