# NTSB MKC76DCQ74: Cessna 150, N7053S, Clay Center, KS, August 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: Clay Center, KS · CLAY CENTER, KS
- Location: 39.3812° N, 97.1274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay Center, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3812&lon=-97.1274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCQ74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1962   76/8/6    CLAY CENTER,KS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N7053S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAY CENTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAY CENTER,KS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- SIXTH TKOF,STRUCK DITCH L SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7053S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7053S-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N 15067753, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Clay Center Muni

## 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 19760806023769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806023769A), Aug 6, 1976: Cessna 150H, Clay Center, KS, Substantial damage. Sixth tkof,struck ditch l side of rwy.

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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