# NTSB CHI67F0323: Cessna 150F, N8846S, Chicago, IL, July 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1966
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0323-171646

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0498  66/7/24    CHICAGO ILL         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N8846S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PILOT DISCLAIMS MEMORY OF ACCIDENT.WITNESSES-CO-WORKERS OF PLT-WOULD NOT SUBMIT STATEMENTS.ENG OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8846S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8846S-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 15062146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meigs Field

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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