# NTSB MKC78DCQ05: Cessna 150, N704VU, Wellington, KS, November 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Wellington, KS · WELLINGTON, KS
- Location: 37.2781° N, 97.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2781&lon=-97.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3292  77/11/27   WELLINGTON,KS       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N704VU              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WICHITA,KS                  RETURN                       WELLINGTON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- COAT SLEEVE CAUGHT THROTTLE.LEFT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704VU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704VU), registered now, S/N 15078915, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Wellington Muni

## 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 19771127035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127035649A), Nov 27, 1977: Cessna 150M, Wellington, KS, Substantial damage. Coat sleeve caught throttle. Left 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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