# NTSB MIA74DKG80: Cessna 150, N18027, Cedartown, GA, May 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: Cedartown, GA · CEDARTOWN, GA
- Location: 34.0232° N, 85.2484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedartown, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0232&lon=-85.2484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2096  74/5/24    CEDARTOWN,GA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N18027              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL,RAN OFF RWY HITTING ROCK.NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18027-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 15073743, built 1972 (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

## 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 19740524020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524020269A), May 24, 1974: Cessna 150L, Cedartown, GA, Substantial damage. Lost control,ran off rwy hitting rock. Nosed ovr.

## Other investigations on N18027 (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 FTW77FPA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA06), Mar 6, 1977: Cessna 150L (N18027), Powderly, TX, destroyed

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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