# NTSB MKC76AK007: Cessna 150F, N5643G, Plankinton, SD, July 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1975
- Place: Plankinton, SD · PLANKINTON, SD
- Location: 43.7154° N, 98.4836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plankinton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7154&lon=-98.4836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3626   75/7/9    PLANKINTON,SD       CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 18, 437
        TIME - 1530                    N5643G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,SD                   MITCHELL,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK SMALL HAY STACK ABT 18FT BFR GND IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5643G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5643G-1975-10-03), registration cancelled 1975-10-03, S/N 15071143 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750709026349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750709026349A), Jul 9, 1975: Cessna 150K, Plankinton, SD, Destroyed. R wing struck small hay stack abt 18FT bfr gnd impact.

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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