# NTSB MKC79DCD08: Cessna 150G, N2431J, Burlington, IA, January 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1979
- Place: Burlington, IA · BURLINGTON, IA
- Location: 40.8071° N, 91.1237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8071&lon=-91.1237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0051   79/1/7    BURLINGTON,IA       CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 560
        TIME - 1533                    N2431J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,IA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- 7FT HIGH SNOW BANK AT APP END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2431J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2431J-2018-07-24), registration cancelled 2018-07-24, S/N 15065531, 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
- Airport: Burlington 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 19790107000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000479A), Jan 7, 1979: Cessna 150G, Burlington, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to clear snowbank at the approach end of runway on landing.

## Other investigations on N2431J (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 MKC67D0370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0370), Dec 24, 1966: Cessna 150F (N2431J), Alta Vista, IA, 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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