# NTSB MKC80DCG11: Cessna 150, N45579, Pleasant Hill, MO, February 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1980
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1236   80/2/9    PLEASANT HILL,MO    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N45579              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHTERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLEASANT HILL,MO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45579](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45579-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 15076978, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richters

## 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 19800209002119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002119A), Feb 9, 1980: Cessna 150M, Pleasant Hill, MO, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control of aircraft landing on snow plowed runway with residual snow ridges.

## Other investigations on N45579 (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 MKC81FCQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ23), Apr 9, 1981: Cessna 150 (N45579), Girard, 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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