# NTSB MKC72DCJ47: Cessna 150, N7982E, Weeping Watr, NE, February 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1972
- Place: Weeping Watr, NE · WEEPING WATR, NE
- Location: 40.8691° N, 96.1403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weeping Water, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8691&lon=-96.1403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1012  72/2/13    WEEPING WATR,NEBR   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 618
        TIME - 1800                    N7982E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEEPING WATR,NEBR           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT MADE NO-FLAP LONG FLAT APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7982E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7982E), registered now, S/N 17782 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (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: Browns Airport

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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