# NTSB MKC74DTK05: Cessna 150, N8209S, Sturgis, SD, November 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1973
- Place: Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Location: 44.4104° N, 103.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4104&lon=-103.4996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3338  73/11/13   STURGIS,S DAK       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 327
        TIME - 1558                    N8209S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAPITOL,MONT                STURGIS,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED IN FARM YARD.ACFT DESCRIBED AS BEING IN SHALLOW DIVE ATTITUDE OVR TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8209S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8209S-1973-12-21), registration cancelled 1973-12-21, S/N 15061809, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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 19731113036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731113036199A), Nov 13, 1973: Cessna A150K, Sturgis, SD, Destroyed. Struck wires and crashed in farm yard. Acft described as being in shallow dive attitude ovr trees.

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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