# NTSB MKC67D0055: Cessna 150, N7271X, St.Donatus, IA, May 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1966
- Place: St.Donatus, IA · ST.DONATUS, IA
- Location: 42.3624° N, 90.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Donatus, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3624&lon=-90.5422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2698  66/5/19  NR.ST.DONATUS IOWA    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N7271X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7271X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7271X-1971-02-05), registration cancelled 1971-02-05, S/N 15059371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (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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