# NTSB MIA72DLG36: Cessna 150, N8451M, Liberty, SC, April 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1972
- Place: Liberty, SC · LIBERTY, SC
- Location: 34.7913° N, 82.6963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7913&lon=-82.6963&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1566  72/4/25    LIBERTY,SC          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N8451M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICKENS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8451M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8451M), registered now, S/N A1500151, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (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: Pickens County

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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