# NTSB MKC76DCD26: Cessna 150L, N16132, New Sharon, IA, February 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1976
- Place: New Sharon, IA · NEW SHARON, IA
- Location: 41.4701° N, 92.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Sharon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4701&lon=-92.6510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0333   76/2/7    NEW SHARON,IA       CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N16132              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDER WAAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW SHARON,IA               RETURN                       AMES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 30K.ENCTRD WIND AFTR PASSING BLDG ADJ TO RWY.L WING HIT GND ACFT CARTWHEELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16132](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16132-2015-05-05), registration cancelled 2015-05-05, S/N 15073499, 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: Vander Waal

## 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 19760207002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207002759A), Feb 7, 1976: Cessna 150L, New Sharon, IA, Substantial damage. Winds gusting 30K.enctrd wind aftr passing bldg adj to rwy.l wing hit gnd acft cartwheeled.

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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