# Accident 19790219007689A: Cessna 150, Wheeling, IL, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 17:17 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N11413, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11413-1988-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 139 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219007689A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM A TOUCH AND GO THE ACFT LOST ALTITUDE AND HIT A SNOW BANK AS THE FLAPS WERE BEING RETRACTED.

## 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 CHI79DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE39), Feb 19, 1979: Cessna 150 (N11413), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11413 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850123001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123001209A), Jan 23, 1985: Cessna 150L (N11413), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed off runway in snow where nose gear collapsed and plane went over. Carburetor 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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