# NTSB MKC71AK020: Cessna 150F, N8254F, Forsyth, MO, October 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1970
- Place: Forsyth, MO · FORSYTH, MO
- Location: 36.6853° N, 93.1027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forsyth, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6853&lon=-93.1027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1926  70/10/18   FORSYTH,MO          CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 238
        TIME - 1510                    N8254F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLIPPIN,ARK                 SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT CLIMB INTO FOG BANK WHICH OBSCURED MOST OF 200 FT COMM TOWER ON HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8254F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8254F-1970-11-19), registration cancelled 1970-11-19, S/N 15064354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8254F (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 MKC69D0186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0186), Jun 19, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8254F), Springfield, MO, 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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