# NTSB MKC80FCQ22: Cessna 150L, N11319, Mcpherson, KS, June 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1980
- Place: Mcpherson, KS · MCPHERSON, KS
- Location: 38.3699° N, 97.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McPherson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3699&lon=-97.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1190  80/6/24    MCPHERSON,KS        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N11319              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCPHERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MCPHERSON,KS                RETURN                       SALINA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11319](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11319-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 15075325 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcpherson

## 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 19800624022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624022419A), Jun 24, 1980: Cessna 150L, Mcpherson, KS, Substantial damage. Reported engine lost power on downwind. Stalled, trying for off-airport landing. No engine defects found.

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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