# NTSB MKC76DER66: Cessna 150, N6485F, Little Fork, MN, May 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1976
- Place: Little Fork, MN · LITTLE FORK, MN
- Location: 48.3964° N, 93.5578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefork, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3964&lon=-93.5578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DER66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1279  76/5/30    LITTLE FORK,MN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N6485F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 2233 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE FORK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          INTL FALLS,MN               RETURN                       LITTLE FORK,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- SHORT FLD TKOF AND LDG PRACTICE.FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AFTR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6485F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6485F-1986-02-25), registration cancelled 1986-02-25, S/N 15063085 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Fork

## 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 19760530014629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530014629A), May 30, 1976: Cessna 150F, Little Fork, MN, Substantial damage. Short fld tkof and ldg practice. Failed to clear trees aftr tkof.

## Other investigations on N6485F (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 MKC71DDM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDM05), Jul 8, 1970: Cessna 150F (N6485F), Lincoln, MN, 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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