# NTSB MKC79DCG72: Cessna 150, N16025, Odessa, MO, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1615  79/8/19  NR.ODESSA,MO          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N16025              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   INDEPENDENCE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- NO VISUAL CHECK OF FUEL BEFORE TKOF.HIT TREE DRG APPROACH TO ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16025](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16025-2009-10-08), registration cancelled 2009-10-08, S/N 15073421, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19790819020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819020759A), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna 150, Odessa, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot became lost and low on fuel. Hit tree attempting precautionary landing on road.

## Other investigations on N16025 (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 MKC76DCQ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ60), Jun 9, 1976: Cessna 150 (N16025), Colby, KS, 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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