# NTSB MKC76DCQ72: Cessna 150, N19443, Clyde, KS, August 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: Clyde, KS · CLYDE, KS
- Location: 39.5918° N, 97.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clyde, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5918&lon=-97.4002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2144   76/8/7    CLYDE,KS            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1048                    N19443              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT RILEY,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT SHORT ON FUEL UN LOCATE ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19443](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19443-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 15074422, built 1973 (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

## 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 19760807023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807023219A), Aug 7, 1976: Cessna 150L, Clyde, KS, Substantial damage. Plt short on fuel un locate arpt.

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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