# Accident 19940713018429A: Cessna 150L, Watersmeet, MI, July 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1994, 05:45 local time
- Place: Watersmeet, MI
- Airport: Nrc Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2692° N, 89.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2692&lon=-89.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6579G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579G-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940713018429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED FOG BANK OVER LAKE ON LEFT SIDE RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT.  BELEIVED COULD STAY OUT OF FOG.

## 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 CHI94LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA229), Jul 13, 1994: Cessna 150 (N6579G), Watersmeet, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and his inadequate preflight planning and preparation. Factors associated with the accident were the fog and the trees.

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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