# NTSB MKC79DCJ01: Cessna 150, N7959F, O'Neill, NE, October 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1979
- Place: O'Neill, NE · O'NEILL, NE
- Location: 42.4615° N, 98.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Neill, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4615&lon=-98.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2697  79/10/10 NR.O'NEILL,NE         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 190
        TIME - 2145                    N7959F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORJOHANN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                   O'NEILL,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-LINED UP W ROW OF TREES DRG NGT LNDG AT UNLGTD FARM STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7959F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7959F-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 15064059, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Storjohann Farm

## 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 19791010027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010027329A), Oct 10, 1979: Cessna 150F, O'Neill, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing at night on unlighted Private strip. Was not lined up with runway and crashed.

## Other investigations on N7959F (2)

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 MKC76DCJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ20), Dec 19, 1975: Cessna 150 (N7959F), Omaha, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN74DTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE48), Jan 30, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7959F), Ft Collins, CO, 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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