# NTSB MKC71DCG68: Cessna 150, N61332, Sedalia, MO, May 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1971
- Place: Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Location: 38.7052° N, 93.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7052&lon=-93.2358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2159  71/5/22    SEDALIA,MO          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N61332              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 979 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            674 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEDALIA MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEMAN AFB,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT LEFT RWY.INSTRCTR ATMPTD TKOF IN 12 INCH HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61332](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61332-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 15070971, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sedalia Memorial

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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