# NTSB MIA73DLG37: Cessna 150F, N3086X, Timmonsville, SC, March 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Place: Timmonsville, SC · TIMMONSVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.1329° N, 79.9403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Timmonsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1329&lon=-79.9403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0638  73/3/24    TIMMONSVILLE,SC     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 155
        TIME - 1555                    N3086X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGGINS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIMMONSVILLE,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STALLED ORG FLARE-OUT FELL ABT 12FT TO GND,ACFT BOUNCED,CONTACTED GNO ON NOSE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3086X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3086X-2017-07-03), registration cancelled 2017-07-03, S/N 15064486, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: Huggins Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730324005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730324005899A), Mar 24, 1973: Cessna 150F, Timmonsville, SC, Substantial damage. Stalled org flare-out fell abt 12FT to gnd,acft bounced,contacted gno on nose wheel.

## Other investigations on N3086X (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 ERA12FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA051), Oct 13, 2011: Cessna 150F (N3086X), Moncks Corner, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The debilitating effects of ethylene glycol poisoning, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain control of the airplane.

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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