# NTSB MKC74DCJ05: Cessna 150J, N50576, North Platte, NE, August 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1973
- Place: North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Location: 41.1256° N, 100.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Platte, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1256&lon=-100.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2680   73/8/2    NORTH PLATTE,NEBR   CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N50576              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINCH AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH PLATTE,NEBR           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           81                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR TURBC AND WHIRLWIND ABT 20FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50576](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50576-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 15069407, built 1968 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clinch Airpark

## 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 19730802028319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802028319A), Aug 2, 1973: Cessna 150J, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Enctrd svr turbc and whirlwind abt 20FT AGL.

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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