# NTSB MKC79FTK05: Cessna 150, N19513, Parkston, SD, December 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1978
- Place: Parkston, SD · PARKSTON, SD
- Location: 43.3929° N, 97.9864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkston, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3929&lon=-97.9864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FTK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3734   78/12/8   PARKSTON,SD         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N19513              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKSTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKSTON,SD                 YANKTON,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19513](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19513-1982-01-23), registration cancelled 1982-01-23, S/N 15074460 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parkston 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 19781208037709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208037709A), Dec 8, 1978: Cessna A150K, Parkston, SD, 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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