# NTSB MKC73DER34: Cessna 150G, N2270J, Lake Elmo, MN, January 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1973
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0063  73/1/13    LAKE ELMO,MINN      CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 226
        TIME - 1330                    N2270J              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D APRX 240 FT SHORT OF RWY IN SNOW CVRD AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2270J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2270J), registered now, S/N 15065470, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- 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: Lake Elmo

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730113002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730113002479A), Jan 13, 1973: Cessna 150G, Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. Acft t/d aprx 240 ft short of rwy in snow cvrd area.

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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