# NTSB MKC74DER40: Cessna 150, N60030, Motley, MN, February 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Motley, MN · MOTLEY, MN
- Location: 46.3348° N, 94.6428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Motley, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3348&lon=-94.6428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0194   74/2/9    MOTLEY,MINN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 143
        TIME - 1210                    N60030              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY FISH CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANOKA,MINN                  RETURN                       LAKE ELMO,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LNDD ON RWY CLOSED TO NON-SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60030](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60030-1981-06-25), registration cancelled 1981-06-25, S/N 15070017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morey Fish Co

## 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 19740209003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209003459A), Feb 9, 1974: Cessna 150J, Motley, MN, Substantial damage. Lndd on rwy closed to non-ski equipped acft.

## Other investigations on N60030 (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 MKC78FER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER07), Nov 9, 1977: Cessna 150J (N60030), Anoka, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DER82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER82), Jul 25, 1976: Cessna 150J (N60030), Anoka, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75DER56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER56), Mar 10, 1975: Cessna 150J (N60030), Anoka, MN, 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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