# NTSB MKC71FDM25: Cessna 150K, N6388G, Duluth, MN, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Duluth, MN · DULUTH, MN
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0031   70/9/9    DULUTH,MINN         CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 0530                    N6388G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULUTH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVELTH, MINN                DULUTH,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WATCHING FUEL TRUCK. HIT LT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6388G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6388G), registered now, S/N 15071888, 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Duluth Intl

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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