# NTSB MIA73DKJ29: Cessna 150, N7941F, Centre, AL, October 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1972
- Place: Centre, AL · CENTRE, AL
- Location: 34.1531° N, 85.6717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centre, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1531&lon=-85.6717&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 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2702   72/10/4   CENTRE,ALA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7941F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CENTRE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTRE,ALA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7941F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7941F), registered now, S/N 15064041, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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:  Centre Muni

## Other investigations on N7941F (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 CHI00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA008), Oct 13, 1999: Cessna 150F (N7941F), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control and not obtaining a proper climb rate. Factors were the gusts, and the ground loop that was encountered. A finding was the pilot atempted a go-around.

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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