# NTSB MKC78DER87: Cessna 150G, N4681X, Lester Prairie, MN, August 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Lester Prairie, MN · LESTER PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8836° N, 94.0370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lester Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8836&lon=-94.0370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3894   78/8/3    LESTER PRAIRIE,MN   CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 144
        TIME - 1930                    N4681X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE,MN                LESTER PRAIRIE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4681X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4681X-2011-08-22), registration cancelled 2011-08-22, S/N 15064731, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- 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

## 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 19780803038919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803038919A), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna A150K, Lester Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Off airport operation.

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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