# NTSB IAD76DLQ25: Cessna 150, N10660, Hodgenville, KY, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Hodgenville, KY · HODGENVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.5600° N, 85.7308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hodgenville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5600&lon=-85.7308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2359   76/7/3    HODGENVILLE,KY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 127
        TIME - 1345                    N10660              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTSVILLE,AL               CINCINNATI,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10660](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10660-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 15074954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19760703025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703025659A), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna 150L, Hodgenville, KY, Substantial damage. Intentional ground loop to avoid trees.

## Other investigations on N10660 (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 MIA77FLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA10), Jan 19, 1977: Cessna 150L (N10660), Pensacola, FL, 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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