# Accident 19730913034652A: Cessna A150K, Wheeling, IL, September 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N3076S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3076S-1973-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 92 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913034652A

## Narrative

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

C-150 IN CLOSED PATTERN RWY 6L.ARPT TRAFFIC AREA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2665L, Cessna 172H: [Accident 19730913034651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913034651A)

## 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 NYC74AN022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN022), Sep 13, 1973: Cessna 150G (N3076S), Wheeling, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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