# NTSB CHI74DEM31: Cessna 150, N6491F, Ludington, MI, December 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Place: Ludington, MI · LUDINGTON, MI
- Location: 43.9572° N, 86.4429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludington, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9572&lon=-86.4429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3579  73/12/21   LUDINGTON,MICH      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 196
        TIME - 1528                    N6491F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANKATO,MINN                LUDINGTON,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLT FOLLOWING SVC.DID NOT ALLOW FOR FUEL CONSUMED IN CLB AND OTR FLT DEVIATIONS.HIT SAND DUNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6491F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6491F-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 15063091, 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
- Airport: Ludington

## 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 19731221039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221039759A), Dec 21, 1973: Cessna 150F, Ludington, MI, Substantial damage. Flt following svc. Did not allow for fuel consumed in clb and otr flt deviations. Hit sand dune.

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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