# NTSB MKC75FER64: Cessna 150L, N18063, Duluth, MN, April 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1975
- Place: Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FER64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1194  75/4/16    DULUTH,MN           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1437                    N18063              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULUTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULUTH,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- TWR INSTRUCTED LOW APCH.PLT DIDN'T ACK,RPRTD HE HEARD SHORT APCH.THEN CLEARED TO LND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18063](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18063-2011-03-25), registration cancelled 2011-03-25, S/N 15073766, built 1972 (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: Duluth 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 19750416011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750416011829A), Apr 16, 1975: Cessna 150L, Duluth, MN, Substantial damage. Twr instructed low apch. Plt didn't ack,rprtd he heard short apch. Then cleared to lnd.

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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