# NTSB MKC78DCG43: Cessna 150, N4011J, Green Castle, MO, July 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Green Castle, MO · GREEN CASTLE, MO
- Location: 40.2586° N, 92.8759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Castle, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2586&lon=-92.8759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1687   78/7/1    GREEN CASTLE,MO     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N4011J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN CASTLE,MO             CHILLICOTHE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4011J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4011J-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 15065311, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Mckee

## 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 19780701016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701016869A), Jul 1, 1978: Cessna 150G, Green Castle, MO, 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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