# NTSB MKC69F0200: Cessna 150J, N50579, Ft.Lenard Wood, MO, September 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1968
- Place: Ft.Lenard Wood, MO · FT.LENARD WOOD, MO
- Location: 37.7562° N, 92.1278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Leonard Wood, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7562&lon=-92.1278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3236  68/9/27    FT.LENARD WOOD,MO   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N50579              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORNEY ARMY FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS RAISING FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50579](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50579-1998-10-27), registration cancelled 1998-10-27, S/N 15069410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Forney Army Fld

## Other investigations on N50579 (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 CHI98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA038), Nov 17, 1997: Cessna 150 (N50579), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the crosswind, soft field takeoff. Factors in this accident were the pilot not following the airplane manufacturer's recommended takeoff…
- [NTSB CHI72DET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DET13), Feb 22, 1972: Cessna 150G (N50579), Dowagiac, MI, 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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