# NTSB CHI73DEP53: Cessna 150, N8654G, Tony, WI, April 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1973
- Place: Tony, WI · TONY, WI
- Location: 45.4803° N, 90.9972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tony, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4803&lon=-90.9972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916  73/4/24    TONY,WIS            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8654G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONY,WIS                    LADYSMITH,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- UNIMPROVED FLD APRX 750FT.HIT ELECTRIC FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8654G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8654G-1974-06-14), registration cancelled 1974-06-14, S/N 15062754 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burch Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730424009889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730424009889A), Apr 24, 1973: Cessna 150F, Tony, WI, Substantial damage. Unimproved fld aprx 750FT.hit electric fence.

## Other investigations on N8654G (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 CHI74AC079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC079), Mar 28, 1974: Cessna 150F (N8654G), Glen Flora, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI71DBQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBQ24), Oct 31, 1970: Cessna 150 (N8654G), Aledo, IL, 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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