# NTSB CHI81FEP07: Cessna 150L, N6773G, Spencer, WI, November 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1980
- Place: Spencer, WI · SPENCER, WI
- Location: 44.7536° N, 90.2985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7536&lon=-90.2985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEP07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2925   80/11/2   SPENCER,WI          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N6773G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAU CLAIRE LAKES,WI         MARSHFIELD,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- HIT TOP WIRE OF PWR LN AFTER ATMTG PRCTNRY LNDG IN OPEN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6773G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6773G-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N 15072273, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19801102061579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102061579A), Nov 2, 1980: Cessna 150L, Spencer, WI, Substantial damage. Low on fuel, overshot chosen precautionary landing area. Struck wires, stalled. Impacted ground nose-down.

## Other investigations on N6773G (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 MIA73FKT83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT83), Apr 18, 1973: Cessna 150L (N6773G), Dania, FL, 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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