# NTSB MKC78DER52: Cessna 150, N63124, St Cloud, MN, June 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: St Cloud, MN · ST CLOUD, MN
- Location: 45.5608° N, 94.1625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Cloud, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-94.1625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2316   78/6/2    ST CLOUD,MN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N63124              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CLOUD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST CLOUD,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63124](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63124-2011-06-27), registration cancelled 2011-06-27, S/N 15077120, built 1975 (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: St Cloud 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 19780602024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602024849A), Jun 2, 1978: Cessna A150K, St Cloud, MN, 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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