# NTSB MKC72DER41: Cessna 150F, N8918S, Princeton, MN, February 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DER41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0904  72/2/12    PRINCETON,MINN      CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N8918S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRINCETON,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8918S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8918S-1972-11-08), registration cancelled 1972-11-08, S/N 15062218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Princeton

## Other investigations on N8918S (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 FTW67D0528](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0528), Apr 1, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8918S), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0445), Feb 14, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8918S), Lafayette, LA, 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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