# NTSB MKC74DTG09: Cessna 150H, N50989, Angus, MN, October 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Angus, MN · ANGUS, MN
- Location: 48.0811° N, 96.7031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angus, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0811&lon=-96.7031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3417   73/10/5 NR.ANGUS,MINN         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N50989              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1290 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULKRABEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GRAND FORKS,N DAK           GRAND FORKS,N DAK           ANGUS,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT OVER-ROTATED TAKEOFF RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO EMPENNAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50989](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50989-2009-10-14), registration cancelled 2009-10-14, S/N 15069692, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- 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: Pulkrabek

## 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 19731005035989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005035989A), Oct 5, 1973: Cessna 150J, Angus, MN, Substantial damage. Plt over-rotated takeoff resulting in structural damage to empennage.

## Other investigations on N50989 (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 DEN86LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA248), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna 150J (N50989), Goodrich, ND, 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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