# NTSB MKC72DCQ37: Cessna 150L, N1248Q, Clay Center, KS, December 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1971
- Place: Clay Center, KS · CLAY CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.3812° N, 97.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3812&lon=-97.1274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3583  71/12/16   CLAY CENTER,KANS    CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N1248Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAY CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAY CENTER,KANS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT ABRTD TKOF DUE TO WND GUST,ACFT LEFT RWY,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1248Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1248Q), registered now, S/N 15072548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Clay Center

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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