# NTSB MKC74AK040: Cessna 150J, N60544, Pittsburg, KS, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Pittsburg, KS · PITTSBURG, KS
- Location: 37.4136° N, 94.6980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4136&lon=-94.6980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0123  74/1/25    PITTSBURG,KANS      CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1703                    N60544              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATKINSON MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURG,KANS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- PATH FINDINGS ON PLT INDICATE POSSIBILITY OF INCAPACITATING CONVULSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60544](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60544-2003-12-19), registration cancelled 2003-12-19, S/N 15070388, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Atkinson Mun

## 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 19740125002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125002789A), Jan 25, 1974: Cessna 150J, Pittsburg, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Path findings on plt indicate possibility of incapacitating convulsion.

## Other investigations on N60544 (3)

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 FTW91LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA156), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna 150J (N60544), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.
- [NTSB FTW91LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA073), May 5, 1991: Cessna 150J (N60544), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PIC TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AND THE INADVERTENT STALL EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER. A FACTOR WAS THE PIC'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.
- [NTSB CHI72FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEI07), Jul 22, 1971: Cessna 150 (N60544), Cadiz, OH, 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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