# Accident 20080831846209A: Cessna 150J, Spring Grove, IL, August 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2008, 17:05 local time
- Place: Spring Grove, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4531° N, 88.2050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4531&lon=-88.2050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50753, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50753-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080831846209A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON AUGUST 31, 2008 AT APROXIMATELY 1700 (L) N50753, A CESSNA-150J TAXIED TO RUNWAY 36 AT PILLOW HILL AIRPORT (3LL4).  PILLOW HILL AIRPORT IS LOCATED IN SPRING GROVE, ILLINOIS AND HAS ONE NORTH/SOUTH TURF RUNWAY.  AFTER DEPARTURE, N50753 IMPACTED A TREE LINE LOATED APPROAXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF PILLOW HILL AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED.  THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS).  THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES (F), THE WINDS WERE CALM, THE SKY WAS CLEAR, AND THE VISIBILITY WAS UNRESTRICTED.

## 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 CHI08CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA276), Aug 31, 2008: Cessna 150J (N50753), Spring Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Contributing factors were the trees and the high density altitude.

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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