# NTSB IAD75DLJ26: Cessna 150, N10476, Kitty Hawk, NC, May 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1975
- Place: Kitty Hawk, NC · KITTY HAWK, NC
- Location: 36.0701° N, 75.7172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kitty Hawk, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0701&lon=-75.7172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1080   75/5/6    KITTY HAWK,NC       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 101
        TIME - 1515                    N10476              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIRST FLIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FORT BRAGG,NC               RETURN                       KITTY HAWK,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED GO-AROUND BY ROLLING INTO A MED BANK 180 DEG TURN.AFTR TURN ACFT HEADED FOR TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10476](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10476-1976-07-27), registration cancelled 1976-07-27, S/N 150 74876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: First Flight

## 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 19750506009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750506009799A), May 6, 1975: Cessna 150L, Kitty Hawk, NC, Substantial damage. Plt initiated go-around by rolling into a med bank 180 deg turn. Aftr turn acft headed for trees.

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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