# NTSB IAD74DLT09: Cessna 150L, N17227, Atoka, TN, November 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Atoka, TN · ATOKA, TN
- Location: 35.4258° N, 89.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atoka, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4258&lon=-89.7845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3454   73/11/1   ATOKA,TENN          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N17227              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WEST MEMPHIS,ARK            WEST MEMPHIS,ARK             DYERSBURG,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST EXTD ROUTE OF FLT DID NOT OBTAIN ADD FUEL.EX FUEL 30MIN AFTR DPTG DYERSBURG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17227](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17227-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 15073677 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731101035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101035599A), Nov 1, 1973: Cessna 150L, Atoka, TN, Destroyed. Plt became lost extd route of flt did not obtain add fuel. Ex fuel 30MIN aftr dptg dyersburg.

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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