# NTSB MKC76DCQ60: Cessna 150, N16025, Colby, KS, June 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1976
- Place: Colby, KS · COLBY, KS
- Location: 39.3833° N, 101.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colby, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3833&lon=-101.0460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1260   76/6/9    COLBY,KS            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N16025              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLBY,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK GND NOSE FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16025](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16025-2009-10-08), registration cancelled 2009-10-08, S/N 15073421, built 1972 (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
- Airport: Colby

## 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 19760609015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609015579A), Jun 9, 1976: Cessna 150L, Colby, KS, Substantial damage. Struck gnd nose first.

## Other investigations on N16025 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC79DCG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG72), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 150 (N16025), Odessa, MO, substantial damage

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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