# NTSB MKC75DER09: Cessna 150L, N568GS, Crystal, MN, July 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Location: 45.0373° N, 93.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0373&lon=-93.3595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2594  74/7/31    CRYSTAL,MINN        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1928                    N568GS              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL,MINN                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 - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED AFTR LDG,NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N568GS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568GS-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 15072757, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Crystal

## 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 19740731027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731027749A), Jul 31, 1974: Cessna 150L, Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. Acft bounced aftr ldg,nose gr collapsed.

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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