# NTSB MIA76DKJ66: Cessna 150, N3060X, Russellville, AL, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Russellville, AL · RUSSELLVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.5057° N, 87.7281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russellville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5057&lon=-87.7281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1045   76/6/6    RUSSELLVILLE,AL     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N3060X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELLVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUSSELLVILLE,AL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3060X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3060X-1999-04-23), registration cancelled 1999-04-23, S/N 15064460 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Russellville Muni

## 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 19760606014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606014939A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 150F, Russellville, AL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3060X (2)

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 MIA99LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA037), Nov 26, 1998: Cessna 150F (N3060X), New Brockton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform fuel consumption calculations for the flight, resulting in a total power failure due to fuel exhaustion, and subsequent forced landing in soft terrain. Contributing…
- [NTSB MKC68D0117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0117), Jul 10, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3060X), Republic, MO, 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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