# NTSB MIA68D0287: Cessna 150, N8745S, Laceys Spring, AL, November 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1967
- Place: Laceys Spring, AL · LACEYS SPRING, AL
- Location: 34.5343° N, 86.6042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laceys Spring, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5343&lon=-86.6042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0287
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0287

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4117  67/11/17   LACEYS SPRING,ALA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N8745S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SO.HUNTSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8745S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8745S-2006-01-27), registration cancelled 2006-01-27, S/N 15062045, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: So.Huntsville

## Other investigations on N8745S (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 NYC04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA065), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 150F (N8745S), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number four cylinder barrel due to fatigue which originated from a corrosion pit at the base of a cooling fin.

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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