CEN26LA299

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Greenwood, IL · August 22, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
August 22, 2026, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place
Greenwood, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3103VCessna 150M
Defining event
Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
FAA
Case key
203657

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N3103V
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15076382
Built
1974
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
N3103v LLC
Registered owner
N3103v LLC
Airport
10C

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
77 °F, dew point 59 °F
Altimeter
29.97 inHg
Observed at
KPWK, 27 nm away
METAR
KPWK 221652Z 30005KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A2997

Other investigations on N3103V · 1

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