# Accident 20180814015209A: Cessna 150M, Madison, SD, August 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2018, 08:00 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Airport: City Of Madison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0164° N, 97.0856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0164&lon=-97.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6341K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6341K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180814015209A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WORKING TOWARDS PRIVATE CERTIFICATE.  HAD BEEN DOING PRACTICE MANEUVERS AND TOUCH & GO PRACTICE LANDINGS.  WAS JUST NORTH OF THE MADISON, SD (KMDS) AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH.  UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  LANDED IN MATURE CORN FIELD.

## 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 CEN18LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA329), Aug 14, 2018: Cessna 150 (N6341K), Madison, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A stuck No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in failure of the associated rocker arm, a partial loss of engine power, and the subsequent forced landing into tall vegetation.

## Other reports on N6341K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770802019319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802019319A), Aug 2, 1977: Cessna 150M (N6341K), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. T/d long & fast. Turned to avoid fence end of rwy,hit tree.

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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