# NTSB MIA70D0234: Cessna 150G, N6307S, Cookeville, TN, November 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1969
- Place: Cookeville, TN · COOKEVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1628° N, 85.5016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cookeville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1628&lon=-85.5016&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4439  69/11/30   COOKEVILLE,TENN     CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N6307S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUTNAM COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NASHVILLE,TENN              NASHVILLE,TENN               MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO X-C.NOT PROPERLY TRAINED IN USE OF RADIO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6307S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6307S-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 15067107, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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
- Airport: Putnam County

## Other investigations on N6307S (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 CHI94LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA298), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 150 (N6307S), Centralia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilots improper fuel calculation and improper use of fuel mixture.

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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