# NTSB MIA70DLG10: Cessna 150, N8356G, Gaffney, SC, March 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1970
- Place: Gaffney, SC · GAFFNEY, SC
- Location: 35.0736° N, 81.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaffney, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0736&lon=-81.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0138  70/3/10    GAFFNEY,SC          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 1700                    N8356G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAFFNEY,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- CRASHED 100 FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8356G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8356G-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 15062456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherokee

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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