# NTSB SEA75FYA49: Cessna 150, N22281, Firth, ID, June 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1975
- Place: Firth, ID · FIRTH, ID
- Location: 43.3058° N, 112.1834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firth, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3058&lon=-112.1834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2313  75/6/10    FIRTH,ID            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N22281              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REXBURG,ID                  FIRTH,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22281](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22281-1976-06-11), registration cancelled 1976-06-11, S/N 15068190, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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

## 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 19750610014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750610014579A), Jun 10, 1975: Cessna 150H, Firth, ID, Substantial damage. Mixture control wire failed.

## Other investigations on N22281 (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 SEA72DYA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA12), Aug 23, 1971: Cessna 150 (N22281), Rexburg, ID, 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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