# NTSB MKC70D0097: Cessna 150, N3073X, Valley Falls, KS, July 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1969
- Place: Valley Falls, KS · VALLEY FALLS, KS
- Location: 39.3393° N, 95.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Falls, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3393&lon=-95.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3019   69/7/2    VALLEY FALLS,KANS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1755                    N3073X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERMAN AAF,KANS            SHERMAN AAF,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK 70 FT PWR LINE OUTSIDE LCL AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3073X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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