# NTSB CHI69A0096: Cessna 150G, N3655J, Ofallon, IL, May 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1969
- Place: Ofallon, IL · OFALLON, IL
- Location: 38.6000° N, 89.9154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Fallon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6000&lon=-89.9154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2442  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3655J-1970-06-08), registration cancelled 1970-06-08, S/N 15064955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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