# NTSB MKC73FCG35: Cessna 150G, N3157J, Leawood, KS, March 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Leawood, KS · LEAWOOD, KS
- Location: 38.9073° N, 94.6252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leawood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9073&lon=-94.6252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0783  73/3/25    LEAWOOD,KANS        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2243
        TIME - 1115                    N3157J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1320 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE LINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEAWOOD,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- A/S APRX 40MPH,AIRBORNE,L WING DROPPED ACFT SETTLED INTO TELEPHONE LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3157J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3157J-1973-08-13), registration cancelled 1973-08-13, S/N 150-65857, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: State Line

## 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 19730325007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325007709A), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna A150K, Leawood, KS, Substantial damage. A/s aprx 40MPH,airborne,l wing dropped acft settled into telephone lines.

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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