# NTSB MKC73FCJ33: Cessna 150L, N16098, Fort Calhoun, NE, April 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1973
- Place: Fort Calhoun, NE · FORT CALHOUN, NE
- Location: 41.4564° N, 96.0263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Calhoun, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4564&lon=-96.0263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0814   73/4/4    FORT CALHOUN,NEBR   CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N16098              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEATON PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE APCH.ACFT SETTLED ONTO MUDDY RWY BFR PLT COULD ADD PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16098](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16098-1995-05-20), registration cancelled 1995-05-20, S/N 15073475 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heaton Private

## 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 19730404008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404008409A), Apr 4, 1973: Cessna 150L, Fort Calhoun, NE, Substantial damage. Practice apch. Acft settled onto muddy rwy bfr plt could add pwr.

## Other investigations on N16098 (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 CHI91LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA270), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16098), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: ATTEMPTED FORMATION FLYING WITH N4535E BY THE PILOT OF N16098. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLISION WERE: NONPERFORMANCE OF PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES BY THE…

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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