# NTSB MKC70DDQ01: Cessna 150, N2870S, Miller, SD, January 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1970
- Place: Miller, SD · MILLER, SD
- Location: 44.5211° N, 98.9870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miller, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5211&lon=-98.9870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DDQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DDQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0337  70/1/13    MILLER,S DAK        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N2870S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 510 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLER,S DAK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LND 20 FT SHORT. NOSE GR WHEEL PANT BECAME CLOGGED WITH SNOW. ACFT SWERVED INTO SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2870S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2870S-2013-08-29), registration cancelled 2013-08-29, S/N 15066770, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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
- Airport: Miller

## Other investigations on N2870S (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 WPR11FA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA404), Aug 23, 2011: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Cavanaugh Bay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempt to execute a go-around with a tailwind condition, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB CHI02CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA287), Sep 18, 2002: Cessna 150G (N2870S), Dodge Center, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.

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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