# NTSB MKC71DCG45: Cessna 150H, N6762S, Shell City, MO, February 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1971
- Place: Shell City, MO · SHELL CITY, MO
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0819  71/2/27    SHELL CITY,MO       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 159
        TIME - 1615                    N6762S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEVADA,MO                   KANSAS CITY,KANS             SHELL CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- MUDDY FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6762S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6762S), registered now, S/N 15067562, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 N6762S (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 WPR26LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA168), Apr 21, 2026: Cessna 150H (N6762S), Española, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.
- [NTSB FTW72DPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ07), Jul 31, 1971: Cessna 150H (N6762S), Okene, OK, 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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