# NTSB MKC75FTG15: Cessna 150, N4706X, Devils Lake, ND, November 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1974
- Place: Devils Lake, ND · DEVILS LAKE, ND
- Location: 48.1126° N, 98.8748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Devils Lake, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1126&lon=-98.8748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FTG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3918   74/11/7   DEVILS LAKE,N DAK   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N4706X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEVILS LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND FORKS,N DAK           DEVILS LAKE,N DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL RIM BENT SEPARATED FROM NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4706X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4706X), registered now, S/N 15064756, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Devils Lake

## 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 19741107039579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741107039579A), Nov 7, 1974: Cessna 150G, Devils Lake, ND, Substantial damage. Nosewheel rim bent separated from nose gr.

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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