# Accident 19731221039759A: Cessna 150F, Ludington, MI, December 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Ludington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.9572° N, 86.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9572&lon=-86.4429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6491F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6491F-2013-08-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 196 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221039759A

## Narrative

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

FLT FOLLOWING SVC.DID NOT ALLOW FOR FUEL CONSUMED IN CLB AND OTR FLT DEVIATIONS.HIT SAND DUNE.

## 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 CHI74DEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM31), Dec 21, 1973: Cessna 150 (N6491F), Ludington, MI, 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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