# NTSB MKC76FCQ54: Cessna A150M, N9842J, Wichita, KS, May 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1976
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2252  76/5/28    WICHITA,KS          CESSNA A150M        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1855                    N9842J              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 28, 747 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            238 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECK FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVED HIGH OIL TEMP AND LOW OIL PRESSURE IN FLT.LNDD IN WHEAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9842J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9842J-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N A1500651, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Registry model: [Cessna A150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (registry code 2071831) (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: Eck Field

## 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 19760528020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760528020939A), May 28, 1976: Cessna A150K, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Plt observed high oil temp and low oil pressure in flt. Lndd in wheat fld.

## Other investigations on N9842J (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 CHI97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA179), Jun 23, 1997: Cessna A150M (N9842J), Cumberland, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use (or improper use of) carburetor heat. Factors associated with the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and the lack of airspeed (or altitude) to clear an…

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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