# NTSB UNK64X2458: Cessna 150C, N7974Z, Wichita, KS, June 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1964
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2458
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2458

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1792  64/6/24    WICHITA KANS        CESSNA 150C         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 0710                    N7974Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAWDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.AIRCRAFT STRUCK TETRAHEDRON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7974Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7974Z-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 15060074 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Registry model: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rawdon

## Other investigations on N7974Z (2)

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 MKC74DCJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ39), May 3, 1974: Cessna 150C (N7974Z), Blair, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCJ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ69), May 31, 1972: Cessna 150 (N7974Z), Blair, NE, substantial damage

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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