# Accident 19951121037849A: Cessna 150M, Lacon, IL, November 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1995, 09:40 local time
- Place: Lacon, IL
- Airport: Marshall County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0191° N, 89.3995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0191&lon=-89.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714QH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714QH-2009-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951121037849A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND FAILED USE AILERON INTO WIND BECAME AIRBORNE DRIFTED STALL SPIN OCCURED. (-23) MR. ZUEHLS ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE MARSHALL COUNTY AIRPORT, LACON, ILLINOIS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED ABOUT 30 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR AND STALLED. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK THE GROUND ABOUT 300 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, HEADING ABOUT 040 DEGREES AND FLIPPED OVER. A GO-AROUND WAS NOT ATTEMPTED.

## 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 CHI96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA036), Nov 21, 1995: Cessna 150M (N714QH), Lacon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the compensation for wind conditions inadequate and aircraft control not maintained. A factor was directional control inadequately maintained.

## Other reports on N714QH (1)

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

- [Incident 19820709037809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709037809I), Jul 9, 1982: Cessna 150M (N714QH), Fairburn, GA, Minor damage. After four dual touch and go's, student started second solo takeoff, veered off runway into trees.

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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