# NTSB MKC72DER07: Cessna 150, N3653J, Princeton, MN, July 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1971
- Place: Princeton, MN · PRINCETON, MN
- Location: 45.5682° N, 93.5903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5682&lon=-93.5903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2639  71/7/22    PRINCETON,MINN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 102
        TIME - 1230                    N3653J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LFTOFF ABT MIDWAY DOWN 2500FT HAYFIELD,ABT 5IN HIGH.20DEG FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3653J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3653J), registered now, S/N 15064953, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Princeton

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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