# NTSB MKC67D0370: Cessna 150F, N2431J, Alta Vista, IA, December 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1966
- Place: Alta Vista, IA · ALTA VISTA, IA
- Location: 43.1967° N, 92.4169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alta Vista, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1967&lon=-92.4169&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0370
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0370

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4132  66/12/24   ALTA VISTA IOWA     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N2431J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON HAY FIELD. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK FROZEN WHEEL RUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2431J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2431J-2018-07-24), registration cancelled 2018-07-24, S/N 15065531, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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

## Other investigations on N2431J (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 MKC79DCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD08), Jan 7, 1979: Cessna 150G (N2431J), Burlington, IA, substantial damage

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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