# NTSB MIA70DKW07: Cessna 150, N7170X, Madisonville, TN, May 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1970
- Place: Madisonville, TN · MADISONVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.5223° N, 84.3631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madisonville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5223&lon=-84.3631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DKW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DKW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2094  70/5/17    MADISONVILLE,TENN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 319
        TIME - 1400                    N7170X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTE,NC                KANSAS CITY,MO               MADISONVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WING FUEL TANKS NOT EQPD WITH QUICK DRAINS.APRX 2 PINTS OF WATER REMOVED FROM L WING TANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7170X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7170X), registered now, S/N 15059270, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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: Monroe County

## Other investigations on N7170X (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 FTW67F0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0002), May 6, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7170X), Arren, 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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