# NTSB MKC72AK040: Cessna 150L, N1776Q, Clay Center, KS, December 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1971
- Place: Clay Center, KS · CLAY CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.3812° N, 97.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3812&lon=-97.1274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72AK040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4455  71/12/25 NR.CLAY CENTER,KANS   CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1776Q              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLAY CENTER,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD LOW ALT ENTR SPIN FROM A CLBG TURN MANEUVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1776Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- 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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