# Accident 19871205070519A: Cessna 150L, Marion, IL, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 17:20 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Williamson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7304° N, 88.9400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7304&lon=-88.9400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7533G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7533G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 197 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205070519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DIED OF A HEART ATTACK EN ROUTE. PASSENGER LANDED AIRCRAFT. DEPARTED RUNWAY. GEAR COLLASPED. RUNWAY LIGHT HIT

## 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 CHI88DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEV01), Dec 5, 1987: Cessna 150L (N7533G), Marion, IL, substantial damage, 1 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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