# NTSB NYC73FIG08: Cessna 150K, N6442G, Sparrows Point, MD, July 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1972
- Place: Sparrows Point, MD · SPARROWS POINT, MD
- Location: 39.2193° N, 76.4761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrows Point, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2193&lon=-76.4761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2477  72/7/15    SPARROWS POINT,MD   CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0225                    N6442G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 821 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            340 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               COLLGE PARK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    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 - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON NARROW RD. SLID DOWN SIDE OF HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6442G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6442G-1991-02-02), registration cancelled 1991-02-02, S/N 15071942 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6442G (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 NYC90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA138), Jun 24, 1990: Cessna 150 (N6442G), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS DECISION TO LAND IN A FIELD WITH INSUFFICIENT SPACE AVAILABLE.

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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