# NTSB MKC66D0570: Cessna 150, N6124T, Gordon, NE, May 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1966
- Place: Gordon, NE · GORDON, NE
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0570
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0570

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2220  66/5/21    GORDON NEBR         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 124
        TIME - 2005                    N6124T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GORDON MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6124T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6124T-1975-05-29), registration cancelled 1975-05-29, S/N 15060824 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gordon 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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