# NTSB MKC66A0031: Cessna 150, N7956E, Mitchell, SD, November 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1965
- Place: Mitchell, SD · MITCHELL, SD
- Location: 43.7281° N, 98.0414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mitchell, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7281&lon=-98.0414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0949   65/11/7 NR.MITCHELL S DAK     CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 0445                    N7956E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHELL MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7956E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956E-1965-12-27), registration cancelled 1965-12-27, S/N 17756 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Michell Municipal

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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