# NTSB CHI69D0510: Cessna 150F, N8179F, Buckley, IL, November 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1968
- Place: Buckley, IL · BUCKLEY, IL
- Location: 40.5973° N, 88.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5973&lon=-88.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0510
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0510

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4847  68/11/23   BUCKLEY,ILL         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 618
        TIME - 1315                    N8179F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW ON FUEL,PLT ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLT UNTIL FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8179F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179F-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 15064279, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8179F (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 CHI76FEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE21), Sep 28, 1975: Cessna 150 (N8179F), Dekalb, 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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