# NTSB MKC80DTK10: Cessna 150, N4685X, Watertown, SD, April 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1980
- Place: Watertown, SD · WATERTOWN, SD
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&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 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DTK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1336  80/4/19    WATERTOWN,SD        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N4685X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,SD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TURNED L DRG GO-ARND WHEN OTR ACFT STOPPED ON RNY.UN CLB ABV RISING TRRN.HIT BNDRY FENCE DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4685X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4685X), registered now, S/N 15064735, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Watertown 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 19800419009889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419009889A), Apr 19, 1980: Cessna 150G, Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. Runway blocked by other aircraft. Tried to go around. Verred off runway. Hit fence in higher terrain.

## Other investigations on N4685X (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 MKC67F0617](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0617), Apr 25, 1967: Cessna 150G (N4685X), Wonewak, WI, 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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