# NTSB MKC68F0578: Cessna 150H, N6515S, Rockford, MN, April 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1968
- Place: Rockford, MN · ROCKFORD, MN
- Location: 45.0908° N, 93.7452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0908&lon=-93.7452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0578

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1154  68/4/24    ROCKFORD,MINN       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N6515S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6515S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6515S), registered now, S/N 15067315 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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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