# Accident 19820721030749A: Cessna 150L, Pontiac, IL, July 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1982, 14:45 local time
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8894° N, 88.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8894&lon=-88.6415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18727-1982-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 120 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721030749A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A SPIN OVER AIRPORT AND FAILED TO RECOVER. PILOT HAD ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL.

## 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 CHI82FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA262), Jul 21, 1982: Cessna 150L (N18727), Pontiac, IL, destroyed, 2 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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