# NTSB MKC68D0200: Cessna 150, N4780X, Bennington, KS, July 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1967
- Place: Bennington, KS · BENNINGTON, KS
- Location: 39.0331° N, 97.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0331&lon=-97.5932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3494   67/7/1    BENNINGTON,KANS     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N4780X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENNINGTON 18-81
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLTS 1ST SOLO-3D LDG.HAD CHANGED RUNWAY DUE TO WINDSHIFT AFTER 2D LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4780X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4780X), registered now, S/N 15064830, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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
- Airport: Bennington 18-81

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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