# NTSB CHI69D0447: Cessna 150F, N8751G, Mendota, IL, January 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1969
- Place: Mendota, IL · MENDOTA, IL
- Location: 41.5567° N, 89.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5567&lon=-89.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0447
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0447

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0310  69/1/10    MENDOTA,ILL         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N8751G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 620 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            430 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDOTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8751G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8751G), registered now, S/N 15062851, 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: Mendota

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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