# NTSB MKC78FA056: Cessna 150, N18544, Columbus, KS, July 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1978
- Place: Columbus, KS · COLUMBUS, KS
- Location: 37.1716° N, 94.8440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1716&lon=-94.8440&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2412  78/7/19    COLUMBUS,KS         CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2000                    N18544              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCIAN FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PERFORMING STALLS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.MED CERT DISAPPROVED AFT OPEN HEART SURGERY IN 1970.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18544](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18544-1978-08-27), registration cancelled 1978-08-27, S/N 15073932 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lucian Farm Strip

## 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 19780719027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719027899A), Jul 19, 1978: Cessna 150L, Columbus, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Performing stalls in traffic pattern. Med cert disapproved aft opeart surgery in 1970.

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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