# NTSB MKC70DCD39: Cessna 150G, N3012S, Maxwell, IA, May 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1970
- Place: Maxwell, IA · MAXWELL, IA
- Location: 41.8914° N, 93.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maxwell, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8914&lon=-93.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2355  70/5/28    MAXWELL,IOWA        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N3012S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANKENY,IOWA                 MAXWELL,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- LND IN FARM FLD. PLT STATED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED BADLY ON PREVIOUS T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3012S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3012S), registered now, S/N 15066912, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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 N3012S (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 MKC72DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD30), Aug 25, 1971: Cessna 150G (N3012S), Knoxville, IA, 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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