# Accident 19781217042089A: Cessna A150L, Mendota, IL, December 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1978
- Place: Mendota, IL
- Airport: Grandpas Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.5567° N, 89.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5567&lon=-89.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 61 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217042089A

## Narrative

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

RY SURFACE ICE PACKED COVERED WITH SNOW.

## 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 CHI79FEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE21), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna 150 (N23JR), Mendota, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23JR (1)

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

- [Accident 19970806047029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806047029A), Aug 6, 1997: Cessna A150L (N23JR), Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) No narrative given.

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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