# NTSB MKC68F0271: Cessna 150, N3637J, Orchard Farm, MO, June 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1967
- Place: Orchard Farm, MO · ORCHARD FARM, MO
- Location: 38.8787° N, 90.4462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Farm, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8787&lon=-90.4462&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 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0271

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3825  67/6/13    ORCHARD FARM,MO     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N3637J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMARTT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED FLAP LNDG WITHOUT PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION IN USE OF FLAPS DURING STALLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3637J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3637J-1981-09-30), registration cancelled 1981-09-30, S/N 15064937, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smartt

## Other investigations on N3637J (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 IAD79FKW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW01), Oct 28, 1978: Cessna 150G (N3637J), Evensville, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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