# Accident 20000629036419A: Cessna 150L, Griffith, IN, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5199° N, 87.4190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5199&lon=-87.4190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11527, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11527) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629036419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI BACK AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL MAGNETO CHECK, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING ROOT AREA SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI00LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA183), Jun 29, 2000: Cessna 150L (N11527), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the building during taxi.

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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