# NTSB MKC72FCJ64: Cessna 150H, N22009, Arapahoe, NE, May 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1972
- Place: Arapahoe, NE · ARAPAHOE, NE
- Location: 40.3051° N, 99.8980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arapahoe, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3051&lon=-99.8980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCJ64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1819  72/5/18    ARAPAHOE,NEBR       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N22009              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARAPAHOE,NEBR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVER,RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AIRFRAME DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22009](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22009), registered now, S/N 15068006, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Arapahoe

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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