# NTSB MKC68D0542: Cessna 150F, N8140S, Oswego, KS, May 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1968
- Place: Oswego, KS · OSWEGO, KS
- Location: 37.1676° N, 95.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oswego, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1676&lon=-95.1121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0542

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1183   68/5/2    OSWEGO,KANS         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8140S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- STUDENT ON XC FLIGHT.LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. PLT OF FOREIGN NATIONALITY.LIMITED KNOWLEDGE CHARTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8140S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8140S-1981-04-02), registration cancelled 1981-04-02, S/N 15061740 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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