# NTSB MKC79FTK03: Cessna 150M, N63067, Rapid City, SD, December 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1978
- Place: Rapid City, SD · RAPID CITY, SD
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTK03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK03-201244

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3326   78/12/3   RAPID CITY,SD       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N63067              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAPID CITY REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,CO                   RAPID CITY,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR RWY,FLEW INTO GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63067](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63067-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15077076, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Rapid City Regnl

## 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 19781203036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036199A), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna A150K, Rapid City, SD, Substantial damage. Looking for rwy,flew into ground.

## Other investigations on N63067 (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 CHI01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA053), Dec 26, 2000: Cessna 150M (N63067), New Underwood, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the plowed field.

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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