# NTSB MKC73FCJ16: Cessna 150H, N22909, Wahoo, NE, August 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1972
- Place: Wahoo, NE · WAHOO, NE
- Location: 41.2171° N, 96.6178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wahoo, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2171&lon=-96.6178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3025  72/8/17    WAHOO,NEBR          CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 210
        TIME - 2018                    N22909              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAHOO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAHOO,NEBR                  OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22909](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22909-1991-01-09), registration cancelled 1991-01-09, S/N 15068609 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wahoo Municipal

## Other investigations on N22909 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL90LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA176), Sep 22, 1990: Cessna 150 (N22909), Brookley, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS INCLUDE IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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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