# NTSB MKC79DCJ13: Cessna 150, N2809S, Tecumseh, NE, April 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1979
- Place: Tecumseh, NE · TECUMSEH, NE
- Location: 40.3718° N, 96.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3718&lon=-96.1887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0771  79/4/14    TECUMSEH,NE         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 162
        TIME - 1945                    N2809S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NE             TECUMSEH,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2809S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2809S-1981-05-28), registration cancelled 1981-05-28, S/N 15066709, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown'S

## Other investigations on N2809S (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 MKC70DCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD16), Feb 1, 1970: Cessna 150A (N2809S), Missouri Vly, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0239), Oct 13, 1968: Cessna 150G (N2809S), Council Blfs, 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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