# NTSB MKC72DCQ23: Cessna 150, N3915U, Med Lodge, KS, August 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1971
- Place: Med Lodge, KS · MED LODGE, KS
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3165  71/8/30    MED LODGE,KANS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 210
        TIME - 1030                    N3915U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALVA,OKLA                   MED LODGE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LOW PASS OVER OPEN FLD AND THEN HAD TO LND TO AVOID PWR LINES.
```

## 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

## 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 MKC72DC014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DC014), Jul 12, 1971: Cessna 150 (N3915U), Stafford, 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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