# Accident 19730306007679A: Cessna 150F, Charlotte, MI, March 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1973
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.5741° N, 84.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCH H BEACH (FPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5741&lon=-84.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6840F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6840F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306007679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 15K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI73DEM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM54), Mar 6, 1973: Cessna 150 (N6840F), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6840F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230518007399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230518007399A), May 18, 2023: Cessna 150F (N6840F), Genoa, IL, Substantial damage. At approximately 1230 local time on may 18, 2023, a Cessna 150F airplane, serial number 15063440, [privacy data omitted] departed from Aero Lake Estates (30IS)…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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