# NTSB MKC74DCQ02: Cessna 150, N60051, Ashland, KS, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Ashland, KS · ASHLAND, KS
- Location: 37.1867° N, 99.7697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1867&lon=-99.7697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1962   73/8/1    ASHLAND,KANS        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 4047
        TIME - 1230                    N60051              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 204 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAROLD KRIER.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KANS                LIBERAL,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- PIC DISORIENTED LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING T/O ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60051-2017-03-06), registration cancelled 2017-03-06, S/N 15070036, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Harold Krier.

## 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 19730801022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801022139A), Aug 1, 1973: Cessna 150J, Ashland, KS, Substantial damage. PIC disoriented lost directional control during t/o roll.

## Other investigations on N60051 (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 LAX01LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA133), Mar 31, 2001: Cessna 150J (N60051), Fortuna, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power in cruise flight for undetermined reasons and subsequent forced landing in water.

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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