# NTSB MKC72FCD34: Cessna 150E, N3967U, Spirit Lake, IA, October 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1971
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA · SPIRIT LAKE, IA
- Location: 43.4196° N, 95.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spirit Lake, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4196&lon=-95.1096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD34

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3414  71/10/10   SPIRIT LAKE,IOWA    CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N3967U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPIRIT LAKE,IOWA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND 18K GUSTY.PLT ABRTD LDG,DRIFTED OFF RWY,HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3967U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3967U-1972-01-22), registration cancelled 1972-01-22, S/N 15061367 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spirit Lake

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.