# NTSB MKC81DCD37: Cessna 150J, N50469, Eagle Grove, IA, September 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1981
- Place: Eagle Grove, IA · EAGLE GROVE, IA
- Location: 42.6663° N, 93.9024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Grove, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6663&lon=-93.9024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2205   81/9/5    EAGLE GROVE,IA      CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N50469              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 37, 997 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE GROVE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE GROVE,IA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- MISTOOK GRASS BESIDE TURF RWY AS RWY.HIT EDGE OF INTERSECTING CONCRETE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50469](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50469-1984-03-07), registration cancelled 1984-03-07, S/N 15069326, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Eagle Grove 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 19810905055299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055299A), Sep 5, 1981: Cessna 150J, Eagle Grove, IA, Substantial damage. Landed on grass adjacent to sod runway, nosed over on rollout at intersection of paved runway.

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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