# NTSB MKC73DER62: Cessna 150, N88026, Hallock, MN, May 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Hallock, MN · HALLOCK, MN
- Location: 48.7654° N, 96.9425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hallock, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7654&lon=-96.9425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1324  73/5/20    HALLOCK,MINN        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N88026              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALLOCK,MINN                CROOKSTON,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SHALLOW DITCH DRG TKOF ROLL WHICH SLOWED ACFT.ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED BACK TO GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N88026 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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