# NTSB MKC79DCQ12: Cessna 150, N7271S, Kinsley, KS, January 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1979
- Place: Kinsley, KS · KINSLEY, KS
- Location: 37.9224° N, 99.4114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinsley, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9224&lon=-99.4114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0013  79/1/21    KINSLEY,KS          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6544
        TIME - 1750                    N7271S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINSLEY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINSLEY,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- ACFT TKOF FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY.UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7271S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7271S), registered now, S/N 15067971, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Kinsley 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 19790121001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121001299A), Jan 21, 1979: Cessna 150, Kinsley, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to lift off prematurely and turned to avoid another aircraft which was on takeoff from opposite end.

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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