# NTSB MIA75DKT08: Cessna 150, N6123G, West Palm Bch, FL, September 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: West Palm Bch, FL · WEST PALM BCH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2989  74/9/13    WEST PALM BCH,FLA   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N6123G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BCH,FLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 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- NOSEWHEEL STRUCK RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6123G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6123G), registered now, S/N 15071623, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Palm Beach Intl

## 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 19740913029459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913029459A), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 150K, West Palm Bch, FL, Substantial damage. Nosewheel struck rwy.

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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