# NTSB MKC72AK039: Cessna 150, N23217, Ashland, NE, December 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1971
- Place: Ashland, NE · ASHLAND, NE
- Location: 41.0403° N, 96.3713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0403&lon=-96.3713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164375
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3711  71/12/20   ASHLAND,NEBR        CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1723                    N23217              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT HIGH TENSION WIRES,FELL INVRTD INTO RVR.FLT NOT AUTHORIZED,FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23217](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23217-1972-03-07), registration cancelled 1972-03-07, S/N 15068800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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