# NTSB CHI73DLQ02: Cessna 150F, N8613G, Bardwell, KY, July 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1972
- Place: Bardwell, KY · BARDWELL, KY
- Location: 36.8754° N, 89.0089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bardwell, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8754&lon=-89.0089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DLQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DLQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2421  72/7/16    BARDWELL,KY         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N8613G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 COLUMBIA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8613G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8613G-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 15062713 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8613G (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 MKC78FCA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA07), Nov 21, 1977: Cessna 150F (N8613G), 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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