# NTSB MKC79FCG74: Cessna 150E, N4070U, Pleasant Hill, MO, August 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1617  79/8/21  NR.PLEASANT HILL,MO   CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1062
        TIME - 1400                    N4070U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWK AVIATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PLEASANT HILL,MO             LEAWOOD,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UPHILL RWY GRADIENT IN DIRECTION OF TKOF.WND GUSTING 12 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4070U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4070U-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 15061470, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (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: Hawk Aviation

## 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 19790821020899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821020899A), Aug 21, 1979: Cessna 150E, Pleasant Hill, MO, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on short field, high grass, uphill, hot day, crosswind. Hit tree at end of runway.

## Other investigations on N4070U (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 MKC70F0304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0304), Oct 21, 1969: Cessna 150 (N4070U), Leawood, KS, 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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