# NTSB MKC67D0305: Cessna 150, N3160X, Cheney, KS, November 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1966
- Place: Cheney, KS · CHENEY, KS
- Location: 37.6353° N, 97.7797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheney, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6353&lon=-97.7797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0305
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0305

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3838   66/11/2   CHENEY KANS         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N3160X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ON PRACTICE FORCED LDG PLT MISJUDGED ALT,ACFT STRUCK GRD,SHEARED NOSE GEAR OFF AND BROKE FUEL LINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3160X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3160X-1967-08-25), registration cancelled 1967-08-25, S/N 15064560 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3160X (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC67A0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0092), Jun 28, 1967: Cessna 150G (N3160X), So.St-Paul, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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