# NTSB CHI82FER07: Cessna 150, N7925U, Menahga, MN, October 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1981
- Place: Menahga, MN · MENAHGA, MN
- Location: 46.7537° N, 95.1029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menahga, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7537&lon=-95.1029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FER07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FER07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3284  81/10/26   MENAHGA,MN          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N7925U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENSON,MN                   ALEXANDRIA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ADVERSE WINDS ALOFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      77
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED WINDS AT ALT EXCESSIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7925U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7925U-1984-09-11), registration cancelled 1984-09-11, S/N 17251925 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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 19811026069459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811026069459A), Oct 26, 1981: Cessna 150M, Menagha, MN, Substantial damage. Student became lost on crosscountry flight. Exhausted aircraft's fuel and crashed during emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N7925U (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 MKC76FCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD43), May 20, 1976: Cessna 150M (N7925U), Perry, IA, 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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