# NTSB UNK64X1598: Cessna 150, N5517E, Clayton, IN, May 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1964
- Place: Clayton, IN · CLAYTON, IN
- Location: 39.6884° N, 86.5219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6884&lon=-86.5219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1598
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1598

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1150   64/5/3    CLAYTON IND         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1910                    N5517E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5517E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5517E), registered now, S/N 17017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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

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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