# NTSB MKC70DCD05: Cessna 150D, N4279U, Gilman, IA, January 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1970
- Place: Gilman, IA · GILMAN, IA
- Location: 41.8789° N, 92.7881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilman, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8789&lon=-92.7881&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0349  70/1/18    GILMAN,IOWA         CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N4279U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 421 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            99 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GILMAN,IOWA                 GILMAN,IOWA                  DES MOINES,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF SNOW DRIFT ON RNWY.NOSE GR HIT DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4279U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4279U), registered now, S/N 15060279, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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
- Airport: Gilman

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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