# NTSB CHI68F0554: Cessna 150, N6718F, Elkhart, IN, January 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1968
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0058  68/1/16    ELKHART,IND         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N6718F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6718F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6718F-1973-06-26), registration cancelled 1973-06-26, S/N 15063318 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elkhart

## Other investigations on N6718F (3)

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 NYC71FHM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHM24), Apr 2, 1971: Cessna 150F (N6718F), Napanoch, NY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI70D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0231), Aug 16, 1969: Cessna 150F (N6718F), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0232), Aug 11, 1968: Cessna 150F (N6718F), Elkhart, 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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