# NTSB MKC74FCG30: Cessna 150, N1938D, Kansas City, KS, April 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Kansas City, KS · KANSAS CITY, KS
- Location: 39.1142° N, 94.6275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1142&lon=-94.6275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0905  74/4/21    KANSAS CITY,KANS    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1713                    N1938D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KANS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- APCH MADE CLOSE IN,HIGH ALT.PLT THOUGHT CLNC TO LND WAS FM PSN AT TIME CLNC GIVEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1938D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fairfax Muni

## 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 19740421009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009499A), Apr 21, 1974: Beech C35BEECH, Kansas City, KS, Substantial damage. Apch made close in,high alt. Plt thought clnc to lnd was fm psn at time clnc given.

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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