# NTSB CHI66F0589: Cessna 150, N8783S, Winnebago, IL, February 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1966
- Place: Winnebago, IL · WINNEBAGO, IL
- Location: 42.2671° N, 89.2340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnebago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2671&lon=-89.2340&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0589
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0589

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0222  66/2/19  NR.WINNEBAGO ILL      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 141
        TIME - 1530                    N8783S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8783S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783S-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 15062083, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

## Other investigations on N8783S (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 FTW00LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA248), Sep 4, 2000: Cessna 150F (N8783S), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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