# NTSB MKC80FCA14: Cessna 150J, N60435, Dexter, MO, April 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1980
- Place: Dexter, MO · DEXTER, MO
- Location: 36.7928° N, 89.9630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7928&lon=-89.9630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1227  80/4/30  NR.DEXTER,MO          CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N60435              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DEXTER,MO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60435](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60435-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 15070303 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800430011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430011349A), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 150J, Dexter, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot elected to land in a plowed field due to an air-sick passenger. Nose wheel collapsed. Airplane burned

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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