# NTSB MKC73DCD50: Cessna 150K, N5913G, Mitchellvile, IA, March 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1973
- Place: Mitchellvile, IA · MITCHELLVILE, IA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0559   73/3/7  NR.MITCHELLVILE,IOWA  CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 195
        TIME - 1130                    N5913G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS MO                 AMES IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        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- BOTH FUEL TANKS DRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5913G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5913G), registered now, S/N 15071413, built 1969 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prairie City Iowa

## 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 19730307005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730307005629A), Mar 7, 1973: Cessna 150K, Mitchellvile, IA, Substantial damage. Both fuel tanks dry.

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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