# NTSB IAD75DLJ29: Cessna 150, N3641J, Princeton, NC, May 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1975
- Place: Princeton, NC · PRINCETON, NC
- Location: 35.4664° N, 78.1632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4664&lon=-78.1632&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1560  75/5/25    PRINCETON,NC        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N3641J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANFORD,NC                  GOLDSBORO,NC                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD DETERIORATING WX COND LNDD IN A WET CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3641J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3641J-1983-11-10), registration cancelled 1983-11-10, S/N 15064941, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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 19750525014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750525014239A), May 25, 1975: Cessna 150G, Princeton, NC, Substantial damage. Enctrd deteriorating wx cond lndd in a wet corn fld.

## Other investigations on N3641J (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 ATL82DA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA270), Sep 12, 1982: Cessna 150 (N3641J), Goldsboro, NC, 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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