# NTSB MIA68D0075: Cessna 150, N2938S, Clarksville, TN, July 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1967
- Place: Clarksville, TN · CLARKSVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.5298° N, 87.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5298&lon=-87.3595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2603  67/7/29    CLARKSVILLE,TENN    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N2938S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTLAW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2938S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938S-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 15066838, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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
- Airport: Outlaw

## Other investigations on N2938S (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 FTW84LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA008), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 150G (N2938S), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage

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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