# NTSB CHI66D0499: Cessna 150, N5939T, Farmington, IL, December 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1965
- Place: Farmington, IL · FARMINGTON, IL
- Location: 40.6970° N, 90.0023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6970&lon=-90.0023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0499
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0499

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3710  65/12/27 NR.FARMINGTON ILL     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1340                    N5939T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5939T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5939T), registered now, S/N 15060639, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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