# NTSB MKC75FCD30: Cessna 150, N7757F, Ottuma, IA, December 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1974
- Place: Ottuma, IA · OTTUMA, IA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4160  74/12/31   OTTUMA,IOWA         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 263
        TIME - 1706                    N7757F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTUMA,IOWA                 NEWTON,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- UPPER SURFACES OF WINGS CVRD WITH THIN LAYER OF ROUGH GRANULAR ICE.ICE ON LEADING EDGE ALSO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7757F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7757F-1975-12-11), registration cancelled 1975-12-11, S/N 15063857 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottumwa 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 19741231040699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741231040699A), Dec 31, 1974: Cessna 150F, Ottuma, IA, Substantial damage. Upper surfaces of wings cvrd with thin layer of rough granular ice. Ice on leading edge also.

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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