# NTSB MKC80DCA01: Cessna 150L, N7137G, Willow Springs, MO, November 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1979
- Place: Willow Springs, MO · WILLOW SPRINGS, MO
- Location: 36.9868° N, 91.9616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9868&lon=-91.9616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2716  79/11/15   WILLOW SPRINGS,MO   CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N7137G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
           SPRINGFIELD,MO             ROLLA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7137G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Springs

## 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 19791115029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115029989A), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 150, Willow Springs, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot became lost. Found an airport, ran out of fuel approaching same. Landed in trees.

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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