# NTSB MIA66D0078: Cessna 150, N3972U, Atlanta, GA, June 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1966
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1712  66/6/15    ATLANTA GA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N3972U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- STUDENT SOLOED WITH 5 HRS 35 MINS  DUAL INSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3972U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972U-1970-06-23), registration cancelled 1970-06-23, S/N 15061372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fulton County

## Other investigations on N3972U (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 MIA70FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKG08), Feb 2, 1970: Cessna 150E (N3972U), Atlanta, GA, destroyed

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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