# NTSB CHI84LA139: Cessna 150M, N704CG, White Cottage, OH, March 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 24, 1984, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: White Cottage, OH
- Location: 39.8717° N, 82.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Cottage, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8717&lon=-82.0976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12570/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA139

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - became lost/disoriented - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fuel consumption calculations - disregarded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - panic, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT BECAME LOST DURING HIS FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY. HE STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE NEAR EMPTY SO HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE ACFT LANDED IN A ROUGH FIELD & STRUCK A PLOWED FURROW. THE PLT'S CFI STATED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUEL ONBOARD THE ACFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704CG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704CG-2026-06-23), registration cancelled 2026-06-23, S/N 15078500, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15078496
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: George L. Bell
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1984
- Departed: BOLT, COLUMBUS, OH
- Destination: ZZV, ZANESVILLE, OH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 36 total, 28 in this make and model, 9 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19840324033429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324033429A), Mar 24, 1984: Cessna 150M, White Cottage, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot became lost on solo crosscountry and crash occurred during precautionary landing.

## Other investigations on N704CG (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 CHI79DET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET13), Jan 13, 1979: Cessna 150M (N704CG), Three Rivers, MI, 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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