# NTSB MIA70FKQ11: Cessna 150, N3609C, Clarksdale, MS, June 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1970
- Place: Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Location: 34.1938° N, 90.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksdale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1938&lon=-90.5686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2661  70/6/19    CLARKSDALE,MISS     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8000
        TIME - 1330                    N3609C              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSDALE,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE ASSY DISC DRIVERS SHEARED,ANTI RATTLE CLIPS MISG.CLIPS,R BRAKE,MISSING,BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3609C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3609C-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 31107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fletcher Field

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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