# NTSB CHI67D0195: Cessna 150A, N7217X, Stevens Point, WI, September 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1966
- Place: Stevens Point, WI · STEVENS POINT, WI
- Location: 44.5253° N, 89.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevens Point, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5253&lon=-89.5504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2538  66/9/12    STEVENS POINT WIS   CESSNA 150A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 103
        TIME - 1740                    N7217X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS POINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STONE PILLAR. PILOT PROPPED ENGINE WITH UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7217X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7217X), registered now, S/N 15059317, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (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
- Airport: Stevens Point

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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