# NTSB MKC75FTK06: Cessna 150H, N6913S, Timber Lake, SD, October 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1974
- Place: Timber Lake, SD · TIMBER LAKE, SD
- Location: 45.4294° N, 101.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Timber Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4294&lon=-101.0714&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 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FTK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FTK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3942  74/10/18   TIMBER LAKE,S DAK   CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N6913S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,S DAK                TIMBER LAKE,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WX BRIEFED BY INSTRUCTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6913S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6913S-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 15067613 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741018040439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741018040439A), Oct 18, 1974: Cessna 150H, Timber Lake, SD, Substantial damage. Wx briefed by instructor.

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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