# NTSB MKC72DC014: Cessna 150, N3915U, Stafford, KS, July 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1971
- Place: Stafford, KS · STAFFORD, KS
- Location: 37.9624° N, 98.5993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9624&lon=-98.5993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DC014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DC014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2506  71/7/12    STAFFORD,KANS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3915U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAFFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KIOWA,KANS                  KIOWA,KANS                   STAFFORD,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- MISTOOK PLOWED FLD ADJ TO GRASS RWY AS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3915U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3915U), registered now, S/N 15061315, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (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: Stafford

## Other investigations on N3915U (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 MKC72DCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ23), Aug 30, 1971: Cessna 150 (N3915U), Med Lodge, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0200), Dec 27, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3915U), Ely, NV, 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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