# NTSB MIA71DLT15: Cessna 150, N6245G, Whitesville, KY, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: Whitesville, KY · WHITESVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.6831° N, 86.8698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitesville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6831&lon=-86.8698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1613   71/5/9    WHITESVILLE,KY      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N6245G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                CARBONDALE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6245G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6245G), registered now, S/N 15071745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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

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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