# NTSB MKC74DTG04: Cessna 150, N5956J, Mayville, ND, August 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: Mayville, ND · MAYVILLE, ND
- Location: 47.4982° N, 97.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayville, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4982&lon=-97.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2686  73/8/10    MAYVILLE,N DAK      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N5956J              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  27, 4549 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1635 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAYVILLE,N DAK              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PARKED TRUCK.LNDD IN A STUBBLE FLD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5956J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5956J), registered now, S/N A1500256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (registry code 2071828) (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

## 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 19730810026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810026759A), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna A150L, Mayville, ND, Substantial damage. Acft struck parked truck. Lndd in a stubble fld

## Other investigations on N5956J (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 MKC77FER68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER68), Jul 26, 1977: Cessna A150 (N5956J), Osage, 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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