# NTSB MKC71DCA36: Cessna 150, N6601G, Creve Couer, MO, May 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1971
- Place: Creve Couer, MO · CREVE COUER, MO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2253  71/5/28    CREVE COUER,MO      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1633
        TIME - 1200                    N6601G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREVE COEUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COUER,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT WHEAT STALKS 42 IN HIGH.FAILED TO RETURN FLAP SWITCH TO NEUTRAL AFTER GETTING DESIRED AMOUNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6601G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601G-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 15072101, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Creve Coeur

## Other investigations on N6601G (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 CHI05CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA222), Aug 11, 2005: Cessna 150L (N6601G), Hillsboro, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and fuel exhaustion during cruise flight.

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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