# NTSB IAD74FLT13: Cessna 150H, N23321, Memphis, TN, January 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1974
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLT13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLT13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0160  74/1/27    MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 151
        TIME - 1235                    N23321              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN DE WITT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/D ABT 1/2MI BFR THRESHOLD RWY 16.SITE CVRD WITH ABT 2FT OF BACK-UP WATER OF FLOODED RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23321](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23321-1980-12-24), registration cancelled 1980-12-24, S/N 15068872, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gen De Witt

## 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 19740127001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740127001539A), Jan 27, 1974: Cessna 150H, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. T/d abt 1/2MI bfr threshold rwy 16.site cvrd with abt 2FT of back-up water of flooded river.

## Other investigations on N23321 (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 IAD77FLT06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLT06), Aug 24, 1977: Cessna 150H (N23321), Millington, TN, destroyed

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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