# NTSB MKC69D0299: Cessna 150F, N6418F, Spearfish, SD, December 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1968
- Place: Spearfish, SD · SPEARFISH, SD
- Location: 44.4917° N, 103.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spearfish, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-103.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0299

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4241  68/12/21   SPEARFISH,S DAK     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N6418F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- SECOND SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6418F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418F-1990-10-15), registration cancelled 1990-10-15, S/N 15063018 (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
- Airport: Lawrence County

## Other investigations on N6418F (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 DEN90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA124), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 150F (N6418F), Sturgis, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLING THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
- [NTSB DEN83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA147), Jun 18, 1983: Cessna 150 (N6418F), Red Owl, SD, 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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