# NTSB CHI69D0449: Cessna 150G, N2823S, Wheeling, IL, January 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1969
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0449
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0449

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0323  69/1/19    WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N2823S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL WAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ICE PATCHES ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2823S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2823S), registered now, S/N 15062301, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- 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: Pal Waukee

## Other investigations on N2823S (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 CHI73FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE18), Aug 14, 1972: Cessna 150G (N2823S), Shannon, IL, substantial damage

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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