# NTSB MKC74AK065: Cessna 150L, N11949, Kranzburg, SD, May 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1974
- Place: Kranzburg, SD · KRANZBURG, SD
- Location: 44.8889° N, 96.9093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kranzburg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8889&lon=-96.9093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1402   74/5/9  NR.KRANZBURG,S DAK    CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N11949              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,S DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD CLBG L TURN,STALL,DSCND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11949](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11949-1974-08-01), registration cancelled 1974-08-01, S/N 15075727 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19740509016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740509016539A), May 9, 1974: Cessna A150K, Kranzburg, SD, Destroyed. Acft obsvd clbg l turn,stall,dscnd.

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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