# Accident 20040409006149A: Cessna 150M, Marion, IN, April 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4903° N, 85.6792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4903&lon=-85.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6160K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6160K-2008-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409006149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY WITH FLAPS EXTENDED, AIRCRAFT NARROWLY MISSED WIRES, BANKED 90 DEGREES LEFT AND CRASHED IN FIELD.

## 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 CHI04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA103), Apr 9, 2004: Cessna 150M (N6160K), Marion, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision to ensure adequate takeoff performance by the improper use of flaps and failure to establish the aircraft was within weight and balance limitations.

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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