# NTSB MKC76DER52: Cessna 150J, N61039, Lake Elmo, MN, February 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1976
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0445  76/2/13    LAKE ELMO,MN        CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N61039              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- OTR ACFT NOT IDENTIFIED LNDD ON RWY 31.THIS ACFT ON RWY 21.ACFT VEERED L WHEN HARD BRAKING APLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61039](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61039-1976-12-09), registration cancelled 1976-12-09, S/N 15070756 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Elmo

## 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 19760213003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213003689A), Feb 13, 1976: Cessna 150J, Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. Otr acft not identified lndd on rwy 31.this acft on rwy 21.acft veered l when hard braking apld.

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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