# NTSB MKC69D0239: Cessna 150G, N2809S, Council Blfs, IA, October 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1968
- Place: Council Blfs, IA · COUNCIL BLFS, IA
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0239

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3713  68/10/13   COUNCIL BLFS,IOWA   CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 65, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N2809S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL BLUFFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2809S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2809S-1981-05-28), registration cancelled 1981-05-28, S/N 15066709, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Council Bluffs

## Other investigations on N2809S (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC79DCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ13), Apr 14, 1979: Cessna 150 (N2809S), Tecumseh, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD16), Feb 1, 1970: Cessna 150A (N2809S), Missouri Vly, IA, 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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