# NTSB OAK68D0141: Cessna 150, N6406F, Mountain City, NV, August 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1967
- Place: Mountain City, NV · MOUNTAIN CITY, NV
- Location: 41.8372° N, 115.9633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain City, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8372&lon=-115.9633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2809   67/8/2    MOUNTAIN CITY,NEV   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2305
        TIME - 1730                    N6406F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM MEADOW,1400 FT USEABLE LENGTH.DENSITY ALT 8500 FT. HIGH GRASS. WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6406F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6406F-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15063006, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

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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