# NTSB CHI72DEP12: Cessna 150, N6872F, Gays Mills, WI, August 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1971
- Place: Gays Mills, WI · GAYS MILLS, WI
- Location: 43.3301° N, 90.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gays Mills, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3301&lon=-90.8462&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEP12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3022  71/8/15    GAYS MILLS,WIS      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N6872F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAYS MILLS,WIS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM ROLLING FARM STRIP,STALLED ACFT,HIT ON NOSE GR,FLIPPED OVER. FLT UNAUZD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6872F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6872F), registered now, S/N 15063472, 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

## Other investigations on N6872F (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 CHI94LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA156), May 12, 1994: Cessna 150F (N6872F), Chippewa Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a binding carburetor heat door.
- [NTSB FTW68F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0152), Aug 10, 1967: Cessna 150 (N6872F), Friendswood, TX, 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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