# NTSB IAD77DLQ04: Cessna 150, N11269, Trenton, KY, December 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1976
- Place: Trenton, KY · TRENTON, KY
- Location: 36.7209° N, 87.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7209&lon=-87.2622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DLQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4037  76/12/22   TRENTON,KY          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 781
        TIME - 1245                    N11269              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           CLARKSVILLE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED STEEP SPIRAL AFTER DESCENDING LEFT TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11269](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11269-2011-01-05), registration cancelled 2011-01-05, S/N 15075287, built 1973 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19761222040189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761222040189A), Dec 22, 1976: Cessna A150K, Trenton, KY, Substantial damage. Acft entered steep spiral after descending left turn.

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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