# NTSB CHI67F0624: Cessna 150F, N8394G, Fort Wayne, IN, April 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1967
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN · FORT WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0624
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0624

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1264  67/4/28    FORT WAYNE, IND     CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N8394G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FAILED. EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS HARD LNDGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8394G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8394G-2018-03-30), registration cancelled 2018-03-30, S/N 15062494, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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
- Airport: Baer Field

## Other investigations on N8394G (2)

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 CHI69D0601](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0601), Apr 11, 1969: Cessna 150 (N8394G), Ft Wayne, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0338-113791), Sep 25, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8394G), Fort Wayne, IN, 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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