# NTSB CHI68F0655: Cessna 150F, N6561F, Plymouth, IN, March 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1968
- Place: Plymouth, IN · PLYMOUTH, IN
- Location: 41.3488° N, 86.3193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3488&lon=-86.3193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0655
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0655

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0697  68/3/24    PLYMOUTH,IND        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N6561F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6561F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6561F), registered now, S/N 15063161, built 1966 (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: Plymouth

## Other investigations on N6561F (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 CEN25LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA147), Apr 8, 2025: Cessna 150F (N6561F), Zeeland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and entering an aerodynamic stall at a low…
- [NTSB CHI72FEK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEK09), Nov 23, 1971: Cessna 150F (N6561F), Zanesville, 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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