# NTSB CEN26LA299: Cessna 150M, N3103V, Greenwood, IL, August 22, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 22, 2026, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Greenwood, IL
- Coordinates: 42.402889, -88.375111
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4029&lon=-88.3751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA299
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203657/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA299

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 150M, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2071830), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3103V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3103V), registered now, S/N 15076382, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076382
- Year built: 1974
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: N3103v LLC
- Registered owner: N3103v LLC
- Airport: 10C

## 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)

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 CEN26LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA080), Dec 21, 2025: Cessna 150 (N3103V), Prospect Heights, IL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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.

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