# NTSB MKC71DCA05: Cessna A150K, N8344M, Rhineland, MO, July 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1970
- Place: Rhineland, MO · RHINELAND, MO
- Location: 38.7226° N, 91.5171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhineland, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7226&lon=-91.5171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3070  70/7/22    RHINELAND,MO        CESSNA A150K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 143
        TIME - 1310                    N8344M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.CHARLES,MO               RHINELAND,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LND IN FLD TOO SHORT FOR ROLLOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8344M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8344M-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N A15000044 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8344M (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 MKC73AKO34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AKO34), Nov 4, 1972: Cessna A150K (N8344M), Wentzville, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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