# NTSB CHI69D0020: Cessna 150, N6709S, Chardon, OH, June 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1968
- Place: Chardon, OH · CHARDON, OH
- Location: 41.5793° N, 81.2091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chardon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5793&lon=-81.2091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1604   68/6/3    CHARDON,OHIO        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N6709S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARDON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6709S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709S-2016-07-07), registration cancelled 2016-07-07, S/N 15067509, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Chardon

## Other investigations on N6709S (1)

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 GAA16CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA033), Oct 23, 2015: Cessna 150 (N6709S), Millbrook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of heading control during the go-around in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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