# NTSB CHI70F0156: Cessna 150, N6406T, Minerva, OH, June 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1969
- Place: Minerva, OH · MINERVA, OH
- Location: 40.7305° N, 81.1021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minerva, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7305&lon=-81.1021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2947   69/6/7    MINERVA,OHIO        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 170
        TIME - 1215                    N6406T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERVA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINERVA,OHIO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NR 4 CYL EX ROCKER ARM BKN.159HRS SINCE ENG OVERHAUL AND MAGNAFLUX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6406T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6406T-1970-08-10), registration cancelled 1970-08-10, S/N 17806 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Minerva

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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