# Accident 19741120038689A: Cessna 150M, Mattoon, IL, November 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1974
- Place: Mattoon, IL
- Airport: Coles County Mem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.4779° N, 88.2800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLES COUNTY MEML (MTO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4779&lon=-88.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66072, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66072-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 151 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEV13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741120038689A

## Narrative

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

IP DEMO SHORT FLD LDG.APRX 10FT ABV GND ACFT RATE OF DSCNT INCREASED RAPIDLY.DMGD GR BOX.

## 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 CHI75DEV13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV13), Nov 20, 1974: Cessna 150M (N66072), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66072 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770904025819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904025819A), Sep 4, 1977: Cessna 150M (N66072), Killeen, TX, Substantial damage

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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