# NTSB CHI68D0653: Cessna 150, N6653F, Muskegon, MI, March 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1968
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0653

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0689  68/3/22    MUSKEGON,MICH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N6653F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6653F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6653F), registered now, S/N 15063253, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muskegon County

## Other investigations on N6653F (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 ERA25LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA176), Apr 13, 2025: Cessna 150 (N6653F), Kingston, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplanes’ critical angle of attack resulting in a stall at an altitude too low to recover.

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.

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