# NTSB MKC77FCG17: Cessna 150M, N704FX, Olathe, KS, March 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1977
- Place: Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FCG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0400  77/3/23    OLATHE,KS           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N704FX              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLATHE,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT UNABLE TO STOP SKID ACROSS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704FX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704FX), registered now, S/N 15078586, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Johnson County

## 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 19770323004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770323004959A), Mar 23, 1977: Cessna 150M, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Student pilot unable to stop skid across 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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