# NTSB MKC72DCJ50: Cessna 150, N8670S, Gothenburg, NE, February 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1972
- Place: Gothenburg, NE · GOTHENBURG, NE
- Location: 40.9247° N, 100.1539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gothenburg, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9247&lon=-100.1539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCJ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1141  72/2/19    GOTHENBURG,NEBR     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N8670S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOTHENBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOTHENBURG,NEBR             HASTINGS,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT RWY LIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8670S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8670S), registered now, S/N 15061970, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Gothenburg

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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