# NTSB MKC68D0413: Cessna 150, N6658F, Smith Center, KS, January 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1968
- Place: Smith Center, KS · SMITH CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.7739° N, 98.7835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smith Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7739&lon=-98.7835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0157  68/1/24    SMITH CENTER,KANS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N6658F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH CENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- STRUCK POST 2FT HIGH,PARTLY HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS,AT END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6658F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6658F), registered now, S/N 15063258, 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: Smith Center

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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