# Accident 19921113046409A: Cessna 150L, Elwood, IL, November 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1992, 00:05 local time
- Place: Elwood, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4101° N, 88.1000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4101&lon=-88.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11199, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11199-1995-08-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921113046409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED WHILE BUZZING A FRIENDS RESIDENCE AT NIGHT. BOTH VICTIMS TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL.

## 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 CHI93FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA029), Nov 13, 1992: Cessna 150L (N11199), Elwood, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT DUE TO…

## Other reports on N11199 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910731035229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731035229I), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 150L (N11199), Huntington, IN. Engine lost power in flight. Landed in field. Mixture control cable broke at carburetor.
- [Incident 19890507010909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507010909I), May 7, 1989: Cessna 150L (N11199), Winamac, IN, Minor damage. Student pilot on first crosscountry flight made a hard landing. Bounced and ran off runway.

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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