# NTSB CHI68A0069: Cessna 150, N8277S, Salem, OH, February 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1968
- Place: Salem, OH · SALEM, OH
- Location: 40.9046° N, 80.8492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9046&lon=-80.8492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1450   68/2/4    SALEM,OHIO          CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N8277S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOONS           0
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED IN STEEP CLIMBING LEFT TURN DURING GO AROUND. TOXICOLOGY RESULTS NOT RECD TO DATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8277S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8277S-1968-04-22), registration cancelled 1968-04-22, S/N 150-61877 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Koons           0

## Other investigations on N8277S (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 CHI66D0736](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0736), May 18, 1966: Cessna 150F (N8277S), Springfield, OH, 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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