# NTSB IAD75FKW08: Cessna 150, N19230, Philadelphia, TN, September 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1975
- Place: Philadelphia, TN · PHILADELPHIA, TN
- Location: 35.6790° N, 84.3999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6790&lon=-84.3999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW08-201303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2735   75/9/3    PHILADELPHIA,TN     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N19230              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AT ABT 40 FT IN THE AIR THE PLT WAS ABT TO LWR THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WHEN THE L WING DROPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19230](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19230-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 15074257 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ferguson

## 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 19750903025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903025019A), Sep 3, 1975: Cessna 150L, Philadelphia, TN, Destroyed. At abt 40 ft in the air the plt was abt to lwr the nose of the acft when the l wing dropped.

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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