# NTSB NYC72FLJ17: Cessna 150, N6440G, Jacksonville, NC, November 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1971
- Place: Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7541&lon=-77.4302&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 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4404  71/11/20   JACKSONVILLE,NC     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1204                    N6440G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCAS NEW RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- WIND VRBL GUSTING 18K.HIT RNWY DISTANCE MARKER.2 ENG CONVAIR DPTD 2 MIN BFR CESSNA 150 LNDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6440G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6440G-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 15071940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcas New River

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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