# NTSB MIA66F0008: Cessna 150, N7397X, Sylacauga, AL, June 20, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1965
- Place: Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Location: 33.1887° N, 86.2748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylacauga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1887&lon=-86.2748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1458  65/6/20    SYLACAUGA ALA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N7397X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE MERKLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7397X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee Merkle

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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