# NTSB CHI72AC093: Cessna 150F, N8310G, Fort Wayne, IN, May 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1972
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0613  72/5/17    FORT WAYNE,IND      CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1724                    N8310G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      49, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IND              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SMALL IRON PRTCLS FOUND THRU-OUT FUEL SYS. ATMTD RETURN TO ARPT.USED 3800FT OF 8000FT RWY FOR TKOF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8310G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8310G-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 15062410, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Baer Field

## Other investigations on N8310G (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 MKC66F0401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0401), Jan 8, 1966: Cessna 150F (N8310G), St Louis, MO, 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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