# NTSB MKC67A0011: Cessna 150E, N6188T, Smithville, MO, August 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1966
- Place: Smithville, MO · SMITHVILLE, MO
- Location: 39.3969° N, 94.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3969&lon=-94.5710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0662  66/8/14  NR.SMITHVILLE MO      CESSNA 150E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 900
        TIME - 0035                    N6188T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          GROUND FOG                                               CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK A METAL HWY-SIGN AND ELEC WIRES PRIOR GND IMPACT.ACFT INSTRUMENTS INADEQ FOR IFR FLITE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6188T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6188T-1966-12-20), registration cancelled 1966-12-20, S/N 15060888 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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