# NTSB MKC75FCQ38: Cessna 150, N11139, Pratt, KS, March 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Pratt, KS · PRATT, KS
- Location: 37.6986° N, 98.7659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pratt, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6986&lon=-98.7659&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0528  75/3/20    PRATT,KS            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N11139              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRATT,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TKOF FM WINTER WHEAT FLD.LOST CTL IN STEEP L BANK.PREVIOUS LDG DUE TO RPTD ENG PROBLEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11139](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11139), registered now, S/N 15075216, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

## 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 19750320005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320005189A), Mar 20, 1975: Cessna 150L, Pratt, KS, Substantial damage. Tkof fm winter wheat fld. Lost ctl in steep l bank. Previous ldg due to rptd eng problem.

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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