# NTSB MKC76DER78: Cessna 150L, N1601Q, Carlton, MN, July 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1976
- Place: Carlton, MN · CARLTON, MN
- Location: 46.6558° N, 92.4304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6558&lon=-92.4304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2772  76/7/10  NR.CARLTON,MN         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N1601Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MN                CLOQUET,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TKOF AREA ABT 1600 FT CVRD WITH HAY ABT 6-16IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1601Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1601Q), registered now, S/N 15072901, built 1971 (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

## 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 19760710021129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710021129A), Jul 10, 1976: Cessna 150L, Carlton, MN, Substantial damage. Tkof area abt 1600 ft cvrd with hay abt 6-16IN high.

## Other investigations on N1601Q (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 MKC72DER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER33), Dec 22, 1971: Cessna 150L (N1601Q), Wht Br Lake, MN, 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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