# NTSB MKC68A0039: Cessna 150D, N4227U, Hillsboro, KS, December 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1967
- Place: Hillsboro, KS · HILLSBORO, KS
- Location: 38.3527° N, 97.1996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3527&lon=-97.1996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1137  67/12/24 NR.HILLSBORO,KANS     CESSNA 150D         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 307
        TIME - 1300                    N4227U              PX-  0  1  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SPOTTING COYOTES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4227U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227U-1968-02-01), registration cancelled 1968-02-01, S/N 15060227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4227U (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 UNK64X2563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2563), Jun 29, 1964: Cessna 150 (N4227U), Cloudcroft, NM, 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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