# NTSB MKC69D0405: Cessna 150, N6936S, Hastings, NE, April 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1969
- Place: Hastings, NE · HASTINGS, NE
- Location: 40.5963° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5963&lon=-98.3903&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 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0405
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0405

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0851   69/4/5    HASTINGS,NEBR       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N6936S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER ACFT TAXYING ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6936S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936S-1990-03-12), registration cancelled 1990-03-12, S/N 15067636 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hastings

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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