# NTSB MKC75DCG45: Cessna 150, N6644S, Meriden, KS, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Meriden, KS · MERIDEN, KS
- Location: 39.1895° N, 95.5681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1895&lon=-95.5681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0775  75/5/18    MERIDEN,KS          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0920                    N6644S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1075 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            880 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- SIM ENG FAIL.IP TOOK OVER ABT 200FT AGL,RAISED FLAPS,FAILED TO ARREST SINK RATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6644S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6644S-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 15067444, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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 19750518009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518009569A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 150H, Meriden, KS, Substantial damage. Sim eng fail. Ip took over abt 200FT AGL,raised flaps,failed to arrest sink rate.

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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