# Accident 19730307005629A: Cessna 150K, Mitchellvile, IA, March 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1973
- Place: Mitchellvile, IA
- Airport: Prairie City Iowa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N5913G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5913G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 88 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730307005629A

## Narrative

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

BOTH FUEL TANKS DRY.

## 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 MKC73DCD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD50), Mar 7, 1973: Cessna 150K (N5913G), Mitchellvile, IA, substantial damage

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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