# NTSB NYC72FLJ25: Cessna 150, N4051J, Louisburg, NC, February 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1972
- Place: Louisburg, NC · LOUISBURG, NC
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FLJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1063  72/2/16    LOUISBURG,NC        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N4051J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISBURG,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- RWY R SIDE ROUGH,ERODED. ACFT WENT INTO SOFT WHEAT FLD OFF L SIDE OF RWY.NO DUAL FOR NEARLY 90DAYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4051J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4051J-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 15065351, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Franklin

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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