# NTSB MKC74DCQ48: Cessna 150, N18700, Leoti, KS, June 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1974
- Place: Leoti, KS · LEOTI, KS
- Location: 38.4834° N, 101.3576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leoti, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4834&lon=-101.3576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1567  74/6/19    LEOTI,KANS          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N18700              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARK HOARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRING,COLO        LEOTI,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO GROUND AVOIDING FARM HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18700 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mark Hoard

## 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 19740619017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619017159A), Jun 19, 1974: Cessna 150L, Leoti, KS, Destroyed. Crashed into ground avoiding farm house.

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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