# NTSB MKC75FCD14: Cessna 150, N5753G, Runnells, IA, August 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Runnells, IA · RUNNELLS, IA
- Location: 41.5159° N, 93.3604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Runnells, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5159&lon=-93.3604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3128  74/8/24    RUNNELLS,IOWA       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N5753G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EKMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT PLEASANT,IOWA         RUNNELLS,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- STRUCK DITCH OUTSIDE THE FLD BOUNDARIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5753G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753G-2024-06-08), registration cancelled 2024-06-08, S/N 15071253, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Ekman Field

## 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 19740824026589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824026589A), Aug 24, 1974: Cessna 150K, Runnells, IA, Substantial damage. Struck ditch outside the fld boundaries.

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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