# NTSB MKC72DCA31: Cessna 150, N1282Q, Scott City, MO, June 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1972
- Place: Scott City, MO · SCOTT CITY, MO
- Location: 37.2245° N, 89.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scott City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2245&lon=-89.5378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2016  72/6/15    SCOTT CITY,MO       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1920                    N1282Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 402 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            309 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE GIRARDEAU
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTT CITY,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LND IN TALL WHEAT ABOUT 900 FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1282Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1282Q-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 15072582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Girardeau

## Other investigations on N1282Q (1)

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 IAD77FLJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ40), Sep 25, 1977: Cessna 150 (N1282Q), Elizabeth City, NC, 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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