# NTSB MKC66D0221: Cessna 150, N3948U, West Point, IA, September 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1965
- Place: West Point, IA · WEST POINT, IA
- Location: 40.7145° N, 91.4528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Point, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7145&lon=-91.4528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3183   65/9/7    WEST POINT IOWA     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3948U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3948U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3948U), registered now, S/N 15061348, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (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

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