# NTSB UNK64X3403: Cessna 150A, N7022X, Clarksdale, MS, August 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1964
- Place: Clarksdale, MS · CLARKSDALE, MS
- Location: 34.1938° N, 90.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksdale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1938&lon=-90.5686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3403
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3403

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0614  64/8/15    CLARKSDALE MISS     CESSNA 150A         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 20, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N7022X              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          FOG
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7022X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7022X-1965-09-14), registration cancelled 1965-09-14, S/N 15059122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fletcher Field

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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