# NTSB IAD73DLJ29: Cessna 150K, N6387G, New Bern, NC, April 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: New Bern, NC · NEW BERN, NC
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DLJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0971  73/4/22    NEW BERN,NC         CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 5500
        TIME - 1130                    N6387G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCRACOKE,NC                 NEW BERN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DISORIENTED,RCVD RADAR VECTORS TOWARDS NEW BERN.ALT FLD GIVEN TO PLT,REFUSED DUE NO REFUELING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6387G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6387G-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15071887, 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

## 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 19730422009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422009709A), Apr 22, 1973: Cessna 150K, New Bern, NC, Substantial damage. Plt disoriented,rcvd radar vectors towards New Bern. Alt fld given to plt,refused due no refueling.

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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