# NTSB MKC78FCG32: Cessna 150C, N7958Z, Odessa, MO, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Odessa, MO · ODESSA, MO
- Location: 38.9994° N, 93.9664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9994&lon=-93.9664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1074  78/5/21    ODESSA,MO           CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N7958Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1286 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            808 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRACTICE FLOUR BOMBING MANEUVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7958Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7958Z-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 15060058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780521010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521010529A), May 21, 1978: Cessna A150K, Odessa, KS, Destroyed. Practice flour bombing maneuver.

## Other investigations on N7958Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC68F0263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0263), Sep 29, 1967: Cessna 150 (N7958Z), Omaha, NE, 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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