# NTSB MKC79DCG44: Cessna 150, N5545G, Ft Leavenworth, KS, May 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1979
- Place: Ft Leavenworth, KS · FT LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Location: 39.3568° N, 94.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Leavenworth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3568&lon=-94.9153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0952  79/5/23    FT LEAVENWORTH,KS   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N5545G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 573 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            58 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERMAN AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LEAVENWORTH,KS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5545G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5545G), registered now, S/N 15071045, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Sherman Aaf

## 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 19790523009869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523009869A), May 23, 1979: Cessna 150J, Ft Leavenworth, KS, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed acft to stall about 10 feet in the air on ldg. Instructor failed to correct soon enough.

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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