# NTSB CHI75FEC56: Cessna 150K, N6225G, Meade, MI, June 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1975
- Place: Meade, MI · MEADE, MI
- Location: 42.7178° N, 82.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meade, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7178&lon=-82.8744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEC56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1548  75/6/15    MEADE,MI            CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N6225G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 1326 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            370 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOMBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEADE,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOFT FLD WITH HI WEEDS.ALL 3 ROCKER ARM SHAFT BOSSES FAILED ON NO 2 CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6225G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6225G-2018-11-15), registration cancelled 2018-11-15, S/N 15071725, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Mccombe

## 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 19750615017459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615017459A), Jun 15, 1975: Cessna 150K, Meade, MI, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft fld with hi weeds. All 3 rocker arm shaft bosses failed on no 2 cyl.

## Other investigations on N6225G (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 CHI92LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA078), Jan 25, 1992: Cessna 150 (N6225G), New Haven, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE DUAL STUDENT AND REMEDIAL ACTION WAS DELAYED BY THE CFI. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS.

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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