# NTSB UNK64X2754: Cessna 150, N7966Z, Butler, AL, July 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1964
- Place: Butler, AL · BUTLER, AL
- Location: 32.0965° N, 88.2108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0965&lon=-88.2108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2754
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2754

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2019  64/7/10    BUTLER ALA          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N7966Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWEN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7966Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7966Z-1970-06-10), registration cancelled 1970-06-10, S/N 15060066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owen Field

## Other investigations on N7966Z (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 MIA65A0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0092), Mar 14, 1965: Cessna 150G (N7966Z), Auburn, AL, substantial damage, 1 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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