# NTSB MKC80DCG12: Cessna 150, N7191G, Sabetha, KS, February 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1980
- Place: Sabetha, KS · SABETHA, KS
- Location: 39.9102° N, 95.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabetha, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9102&lon=-95.7928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1202  80/2/11    SABETHA,KS          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 191
        TIME - 1200                    N7191G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SABETHA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   SABETHA,KS
        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 - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          275                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTS 12 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7191G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7191G), registered now, S/N 15074621, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Sabetha Municipal

## 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 19800211002409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800211002409A), Feb 11, 1980: Cessna 150L, Sabetha, KS, Substantial damage. Landed on icy runway in crosswind. Skidded off runway into snowbank.

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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