# NTSB CHI72FEM02: Cessna 150F, N8151S, Hessel, MI, July 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1971
- Place: Hessel, MI · HESSEL, MI
- Location: 46.0042° N, 84.4259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hessel, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0042&lon=-84.4259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1810   71/7/4    HESSEL,MICH         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N8151S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESSEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HESSEL,MICH                 SAULT STE.MARIE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. SETTLED IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8151S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8151S-1971-10-19), registration cancelled 1971-10-19, S/N 15061751, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hessel

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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