# NTSB MKC82FCG05: Cessna 150M, N3120V, Eldon, MO, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: Eldon, MO · ELDON, MO
- Location: 38.3512° N, 92.5767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3512&lon=-92.5767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3675   81/11/5   ELDON,MO            CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1857                    N3120V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDON MODEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,MO                  ELDON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: APPROACH LIGHTING
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES APRX 550FT FM RWY.RWY THRESHOLD DSPLCD 400FT,RWY END LGTS NOT RELCTD.VASI LGTS INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3120V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3120V-2012-02-25), registration cancelled 2012-02-25, S/N 15076391, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Eldon Model

## 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 19811105071709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071709A), Nov 5, 1981: Cessna 150M, Eldon, MO, Substantial damage. Struck trees on final approach. Crashed inverted in a parking lot. Non-standard VASI. Trees unlighted.

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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