# NTSB MKC72DCG29: Cessna 150, N2494J, Leawood, KS, October 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1971
- Place: Leawood, KS · LEAWOOD, KS
- Location: 38.9073° N, 94.6252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leawood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9073&lon=-94.6252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3443  71/10/17   LEAWOOD,KANS        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N2494J              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATELINE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEAWOOD,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT DISTRACTED BY PEOPLE ON RAMP,DID NOT SHUT ENG DN.PX DEPLANED,PROP HIT HAND OF PX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2494J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2494J-1992-09-08), registration cancelled 1992-09-08, S/N 15065594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Stateline Airpark

## Other investigations on N2494J (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 ATL92LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA099), May 9, 1992: Cessna 150G (N2494J), Samburg, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN THAT HE ATTEMPTED AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER FROM THE MANEUVER.
- [NTSB MKC70D0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0033), May 30, 1969: Cessna 150 (N2494J), Leawood, KS, 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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