# NTSB UNK64X3689: Cessna 150, N4286U, Festus, MO, August 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1964
- Place: Festus, MO · FESTUS, MO
- Location: 38.2192° N, 90.4098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2192&lon=-90.4098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3689

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2699  64/8/30    FESTUS MO           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N4286U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4286U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4286U-1991-04-05), registration cancelled 1991-04-05, S/N 15060286 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lucas

## Other investigations on N4286U (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 CHI91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA060), Jan 6, 1991: Cessna 150D (N4286U), Ft. Atkinson, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING.

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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