CHI69A0050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Frankfort, IL · November 15, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 15, 1968
Place
Frankfort, IL · FRANKFORT, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N22532Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report March 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192114

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4656  68/11/15   FRANKFORT,ILL       CESSNA 150          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1825                    N22532              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 550 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES.ON NITE FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N22532
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Frankfort

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.