# NTSB CHI70D0115: Cessna 150H, N6427F, Marion, IN, July 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1969
- Place: Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Location: 40.5500° N, 85.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5500&lon=-85.6604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2187   69/7/3    MARION,IND          CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N6427F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6427F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6427F-2010-12-15), registration cancelled 2010-12-15, S/N 15063027, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- 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: Marion

## Other investigations on N6427F (2)

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 CHI73DEA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA40), Jun 24, 1973: Cessna 150F (N6427F), Mc Cordsville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0648), Feb 26, 1966: Cessna 150 (N6427F), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage

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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