# Accident 19730516010519A: Cessna 150J, Rolla, MO, May 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Airport: Rolla Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.9357° N, 91.8135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROLLA DOWNTOWN (K07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9357&lon=-91.8135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51120-2001-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,011 total, 1,854 in this make and model, 265 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516010519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

USING END OF RWY FOR SPOT LDG.ENCTRD DWNDFTS,UN CK DSCNT.TOUCHED DWN 4 FT SHORT OF RWY,HIT LIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC73FCA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA26), May 16, 1973: Cessna 150J (N51120), Rolla, MO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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