# NTSB MKC68D0555: Cessna 150, N4030J, St.Paul, IA, May 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1968
- Place: St.Paul, IA · ST.PAUL, IA
- Location: 40.7678° N, 91.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7678&lon=-91.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0555
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0555

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1197   68/5/5    ST.PAUL,IOWA        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N4030J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PAUL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER SHORT FLD LNDG TECHNIQUE. GO AROUND ATTEMPT WITH 30 DEG FLAPS. 2 HRS FLOWN IN LAST 90 DYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4030J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4030J-1969-01-27), registration cancelled 1969-01-27, S/N 15065330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Paul

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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