# Accident 19730820031889A: Cessna A150K, Wheeling, IL, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3135J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3135J-1989-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 928 total, 22 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820031889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD ON DRY GRAVEL FLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI74FEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE11), Aug 20, 1973: Cessna 150 (N3135J), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3135J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811128085279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128085279I), Nov 28, 1981: Cessna 150C (N3135J), Lafayette, IN, Minor damage. Za descending for airport, had rough engine power loss. Nosed up landing in a field. Engine ok. Indicates carb ice.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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