# Incident 19790708020019I: Cessna 150, Elk River, MN, July 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1979, 10:50 local time
- Place: Elk River, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3039° N, 93.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk River, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3039&lon=-93.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6145K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145K-1982-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708020019I

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRICAL INCLUDING FUEL GAUGES. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N6145K (1)

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

- [Accident 19811108072159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072159A), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 150M (N6145K), Crystal, MN, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel one mile final. Struck wires and a garage short of runway.

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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