# NTSB IAD7KDLQ26: Cessna 150, N10770, Versailles, KY, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Versailles, KY · VERSAILLES, KY
- Location: 38.0491° N, 84.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Versailles, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0491&lon=-84.7250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD7KDLQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7KDLQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2251  75/5/18    VERSAILLES,KY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 160
        TIME - 2030                    N10770              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES EST SVL HUNDRED FEET ABV RIVER.RTRND TO ARPT LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10770](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10770-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 15075023, 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: 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 19750518019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518019179A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 150L, Versailles, KY, Substantial damage. Struck wires EST svl hundred feet abv river. Rtrnd to arpt lndd ok.

## Other investigations on N10770 (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 CEN16LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA306), Aug 5, 2016: Cessna 150L (N10770), Russellville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack of the No. 2 cylinder cooling fin, which resulted in failure of the No. 2 cylinder.

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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