# NTSB MKC75FCA05: Cessna 150L, N10781, Cuba, MO, July 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Cuba, MO · CUBA, MO
- Location: 38.0671° N, 91.4057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuba, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0671&lon=-91.4057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2107   74/7/3    CUBA,MO             CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 456
        TIME - 1505                    N10781              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUTTERBUGS ROOST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAHOKIA,ILL                 CUBA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- T/D IN HIGH GRASS ON CLOSED RWY.ON GO-ARND,BARELY CLEARED WIRES,SETTLED,ROLLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10781](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10781-2018-12-28), registration cancelled 2018-12-28, S/N 15075033, built 1973 (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: Flutterbugs Roost

## 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 19740703023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703023529A), Jul 3, 1974: Cessna 150L, Cuba, MO, Substantial damage. T/d in high grass on closed rwy. On go-arnd,barely cleared wires,settled,rolled into 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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