# Accident 20040910026119A: Cessna 150F, Ancona, IL, September 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2004, 14:56 local time
- Place: Ancona, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1286° N, 88.8019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1286&lon=-88.8019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6544F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6544F-2018-03-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040910026119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2004, THE PILOT ON N6544F, A CE-150 AIRCRAFT, WAS FLYING FROM PORTAGE, WISCONSIN TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS WHEN THE PILOT, FLYING LOW TO THE GROUND, STRUCK POWER LINES AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND WHEREAS THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT WAS AIR LIFTED TO PEORIA, ILLINOIS WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR INJURIES HE SUSTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI04LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA254), Sep 10, 2004: Cessna 150F (N6544F), Ancona, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot became incapacitated (unconscious) for undetermined reasons which resulted in his inability to maintain altitude.

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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