CHI69A0096

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Ofallon, IL · May 20, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 20, 1969
Place
Ofallon, IL · OFALLON, IL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N3655JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171172

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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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3-2442  69/5/20    OFALLON,ILL         CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 135
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3655J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,ILL             COLLINSVILLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 86 MG PCT. HAD NOT RESTED FOR ABOUT 22 HRS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3655J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.