# NTSB MIA74DKT39: Cessna 150, N5646E, Clewiston, FL, November 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1973
- Place: Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3350  73/11/20   CLEWISTON,FLA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N5646E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEWISTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANOKEE,FLA                 CLEWISTON,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- VEERED OFF RWY ROLLED DWN A 2FT DWN GRADE HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.PLT UN FIND WIND IND ON FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5646E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5646E-2012-09-28), registration cancelled 2012-09-28, S/N 17146, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Clewiston

## 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 19731120035659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731120035659A), Nov 20, 1973: Cessna 150, Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Veered off rwy rolled dwn a 2FT dwn grade hit drainage ditch. Plt un find wind ind on fld.

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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