# NTSB MKC79FA048: Cessna 150J, N60677, Pleasant Hill, MO, August 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1979
- Place: Pleasant Hill, MO · PLEASANT HILL, MO
- Location: 38.8039° N, 94.2751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasant Hill, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8039&lon=-94.2751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2889  79/8/14    PLEASANT HILL,MO    CESSNA 150J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 0130                    N60677              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WINNEBAGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLEASANT HILL,MO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ALCOHOL CONTENT-BLOOD .225%, URINE .240%.CIGARETTE BUTT CONTAINING MARIJUANA FOUND IN ASHTRAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60677](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60677-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 15070494, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Winnebago

## 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 19790814028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814028079A), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 150J, Pleasant Hill, MO, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after takeoff. Aircraft struck ground in a near vertical attitude.

## Other investigations on N60677 (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 MIA72FKQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ13), Aug 28, 1971: Cessna 150J (N60677), Brookhaven, MS, 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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