# NTSB MKC82FCD05: Cessna 150F, N3510L, Keosauqua, IA, December 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1981
- Place: Keosauqua, IA · KEOSAUQUA, IA
- Location: 40.7346° N, 91.9603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keosauqua, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7346&lon=-91.9603&mi=10
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3375  81/12/23   KEOSAUQUA,IA        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                       N3510L            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEOSAUQUA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEOSAUQUA,IA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3510L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3510L-2003-12-09), registration cancelled 2003-12-09, S/N 15062310, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane

## 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 19811223938889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223938889A), Dec 23, 1981: Cessna 150F, Keosauqua, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing. Aircraft left runway, nose dug in and it flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N3510L (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 CHI96LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA291), Aug 8, 1996: Cessna 150 (N3510L), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent nose over of the airplane.

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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