# NTSB MKC68D0270: Cessna 150, N8262F, Lodgepole, NE, September 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1967
- Place: Lodgepole, NE · LODGEPOLE, NE
- Location: 41.1489° N, 102.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodgepole, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1489&lon=-102.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3565  67/9/23    LODGEPOLE,NEBR      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 164
        TIME - 1930                    N8262F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LODGEPOLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- MADE LOW TURN TO AVOID POWER LINES.TAKING OFF FROM UNLIGHTED PASTURE AFTER REFUELING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8262F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8262F-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 15064362, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Lodgepole

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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