# NTSB MKC77FER05: Cessna 150J, N60663, Tyler, MN, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Tyler, MN · TYLER, MN
- Location: 44.2779° N, 96.1361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2779&lon=-96.1361&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 January 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FER05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3546   76/11/7   TYLER,MN            CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1525                    N60663              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIPESTONE,MN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH DURING EMERG OFF AIRPORT LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60663](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60663-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 15070486, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19761107035939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107035939A), Nov 7, 1976: Cessna 150J, Tyler, MN, Substantial damage. Struck wires on approach during emerg off airport landing.

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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