# NTSB MKC77DCQ38: Cessna 150, N11550, Maize, KS, May 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1977
- Place: Maize, KS · MAIZE, KS
- Location: 37.7749° N, 97.4591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maize, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7749&lon=-97.4591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1098  77/5/29    MAIZE,KS            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 197
        TIME - 0945                    N11550              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAIZE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAIZE,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11550](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11550-2011-01-12), registration cancelled 2011-01-12, S/N 15075512, 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
- Airport: Maize

## 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 19770529014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770529014079A), May 29, 1977: Cessna 150L, Maize, KS, 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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