# NTSB MIA72FKJ15: Cessna 150, N22016, Gadsden, AL, August 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1971
- Place: Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2997  71/8/11    GADSDEN,ALA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N22016              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCMINN ARPT                 GADSDEN,ALA
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT ADDD PWR INSTEAD OF CARB AIR ON ROLLOUT,LOST CTL,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22016](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22016), registered now, S/N 15068012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Gadsden

## Other investigations on N22016 (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 MIA73DKJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ72), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 150H (N22016), Weaver, AL, 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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