# NTSB MKC80DER35: Cessna 150, N19588, Rushford, MN, April 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1980
- Place: Rushford, MN · RUSHFORD, MN
- Location: 43.8134° N, 91.7538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rushford, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8134&lon=-91.7538&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1090  80/4/18    RUSHFORD,MN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N19588              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSHFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,MN                MASON CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT MISCALCULATED ONE HEADING OF X-COUNTRY FLT BY 100DEG.IP DID NOT NOTICE ERROR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19588](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19588), registered now, S/N 15074510 (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: Rushford 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 19800418009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418009509A), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 150L, Rushford, MN, Substantial damage. Became lost on cross country. Had figured wrong heading. Landed in soft field. Nosed over. CFI did not catch error

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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