# NTSB IAD78DKW05: Cessna 150, N66560, Philadelphia, TN, May 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1978
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKW05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKW05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1716  78/5/11    PHILADELPHIA,TN     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 104
        TIME - 1615                    N66560              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUSON FLYING C
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- DID NOT SEE WINDSOCK.LNDD ON UPSLOPING RWY WITH TAILWIND.CONT INTO CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66560](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66560-1999-06-22), registration cancelled 1999-06-22, S/N 15076124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ferguson Flying C

## 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 19780511013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511013159A), May 11, 1978: Cessna A150K, Philadelphia, TN, Substantial damage. Did not see windsock. Lndd on upsloping rwy with tailwind. Cont intrn field.

## Other investigations on N66560 (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 MIA99LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA135), Apr 20, 1999: Cessna 150M (N66560), S. Rockledge, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during carburetor icing conditions and the subsequent emergency landing to unsuitable terrain and…

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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