# NTSB CHI74AC055: Cessna 150F, N8204S, Marshall, MI, January 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1974
- Place: Marshall, MI · MARSHALL, MI
- Location: 42.2652° N, 84.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2652&lon=-84.9742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0391   74/1/1    MARSHALL,MICH       CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 20, 0
        TIME - 1139                    N8204S              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,MICH              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8204S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8204S-1974-04-10), registration cancelled 1974-04-10, S/N 150-61804 (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: Brooks Field

## 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 19740101004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740101004709A), Jan 1, 1974: Cessna 150F, Marshall, MI, Destroyed. Stolen acft.

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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