# NTSB MKC73AK006: Cessna 150, N7737E, Ravanna, MO, July 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1972
- Place: Ravanna, MO · RAVANNA, MO
- Location: 40.4578° N, 93.4573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravanna, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4578&lon=-93.4573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1047  72/7/13    RAVANNA,MO          CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N7737E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLIO,IOWA                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT PREVIOUSLY BUZZED TOWN. HIT 35 FT PWR LINES ADJACENT TO FARM HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7737E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7737E-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 150-17537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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