# NTSB MKC74DTG08: Cessna 150, N1728Q, Fargo, ND, October 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1973
- Place: Fargo, ND · FARGO, ND
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3065  73/10/16   FARGO,N DAK         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 312
        TIME - 0730                    N1728Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 241 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HECTOR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND FORKS,N DAK           FARGO,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- TAIL TIEDOWN RING STRUCK RWY DMGG TAIL CONE REAR BULKHEAD.RAISED NOSE TO AVOID JET BARRIER CABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1728Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1728Q-1976-12-03), registration cancelled 1976-12-03, S/N 15073028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hector Field

## 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 19731016033289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731016033289A), Oct 16, 1973: Cessna 150L, Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. Tail tiedown ring struck rwy dmgg tail cone rear bulkhead. Raised nose to avoid jet barrier cable.

## Other investigations on N1728Q (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 MKC76AK065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK065), Jul 7, 1976: Cessna 150 (N1728Q), Thief Rv Falls, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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