# NTSB MKC70D0054: Cessna 150, N7339X, West Line, MO, April 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1969
- Place: West Line, MO · WEST LINE, MO
- Location: 38.6357° N, 94.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Line, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6357&lon=-94.5870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1957  69/4/13    WEST LINE,MO        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 130
        TIME - 1600                    N7339X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WAS TAKING OFF FROM FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7339X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7339X), registered now, S/N 15059439, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7339X (1)

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 CHI00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA046), Dec 14, 1999: Cessna 150B (N7339X), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to use carburetor heat during takeoff in weather conducive for serious carburetor ice. Factors were the weather that was conducive for carburetor icing and the presence of the…

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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