# NTSB MKC71FDM41: Cessna 150G, N2742S, Eveleth, MN, January 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1971
- Place: Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Location: 47.4758° N, 92.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eveleth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4758&lon=-92.5476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0433   71/1/5    EVELETH,MINN        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2742S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH-VIRGINIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVELETH,MINN                EVELETH,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT LOST DIRCTNL CNTL ON TGL WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS,HIT SNW BNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2742S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2742S-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 15066642, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Eveleth-Virginia

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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