# NTSB MIA73DLT03: Cessna 150, N1294Q, Olive Branch, MS, September 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1972
- Place: Olive Branch, MS · OLIVE BRANCH, MS
- Location: 34.9618° N, 89.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olive Branch, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9618&lon=-89.8295&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 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3996   72/9/5    OLIVE BRANCH,MISS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N1294Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLIVE BRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                OLIVE BRANCH,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOST CTL WHILE RAISING FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1294Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1294Q), registered now, S/N 15072594, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Olive Branch

## Other investigations on N1294Q (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 CHI79DEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE22), Dec 26, 1978: Cessna 150 (N1294Q), Naperville, IL, 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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