# NTSB MKC79DTK02: Cessna 150, N60068, Sorum, SD, November 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Sorum, SD · SORUM, SD
- Location: 45.4497° N, 102.9293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sorum, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4497&lon=-102.9293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3830  78/11/30   SORUM,SD            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 175
        TIME - 1045                    N60068              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SORUM,SD                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD,RAN OFF AT CURVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60068](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60068-1981-06-16), registration cancelled 1981-06-16, S/N 15070051 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19781130039289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130039289A), Nov 30, 1978: Cessna A150K, Sorum, SD, Substantial damage. Lndd on road,ran off at curve.

## Other investigations on N60068 (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 LAX71DUJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ36-201390), Oct 15, 1970: Cessna 150J (N60068), Tucson, AZ, 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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