# NTSB MKC75AK027: Cessna 150K, N6463G, Hedrick, IA, November 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1974
- Place: Hedrick, IA · HEDRICK, IA
- Location: 41.1713° N, 92.3079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hedrick, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1713&lon=-92.3079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3869   74/11/6   HEDRICK,IOWA        CESSNA 150K         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N6463G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTUMWA,IOWA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK GND IN NR VERTICAL HIGH SPD DIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6463G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6463G-1975-02-14), registration cancelled 1975-02-14, S/N 15071963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741106042139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106042139A), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna 150K, Hedrick, IA, Destroyed. Acft struck gnd in nr vertical high spd dive.

## Other investigations on N6463G (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 DEN71DXD65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXD65), Mar 8, 1971: Cessna 150 (N6463G), Englewood, CO, 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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