# Incident 19840720046129I: Cessna 150J, West Chicago, IL, July 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1984, 13:05 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60111-2020-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720046129I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO REMOVE WOODEN AILERON GUST LOCKS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. WAS ABLE TO CIRCLE AND LAND USING THE RUDDER.

## Other reports on N60111 (1)

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

- [Accident 20180627008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180627008679A), Jun 27, 2018: Cessna 150J (N60111), Manteo, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N60111 was engaged in banner tow operations from runway 5 at the kmqi airport. Witnesses on the ground saw the pilot come in too low on his first banner pick…

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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