# NTSB MKC65D0071: Cessna 150, N4271U, Holcomb, MO, March 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1965
- Place: Holcomb, MO · HOLCOMB, MO
- Location: 36.4013° N, 90.0248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holcomb, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4013&lon=-90.0248&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 May 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0617  65/3/11  NR.HOLCOMB MO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 300
        TIME - 1530                    N4271U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4271U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4271U-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 15060271, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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

## Other investigations on N4271U (2)

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 FTW77DPG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG15), Jan 1, 1977: Cessna 150 (N4271U), Conway, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FPG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG45), Mar 14, 1976: Cessna 150D (N4271U), Stuttgart, AR, 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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