# NTSB CHI69D0579: Cessna 150J, N50344, Carmi, IL, March 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1969
- Place: Carmi, IL · CARMI, IL
- Location: 38.0862° N, 88.1721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmi, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0862&lon=-88.1721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0579
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0579

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1039  69/3/15    CARMI,ILL           CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N50344              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARMI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- INADVERTENT USE OF L BRAKE BY PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50344](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50344-1980-09-29), registration cancelled 1980-09-29, S/N 15069241, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carmi

## Other investigations on N50344 (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 CHI73FEV19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV19), Dec 29, 1972: Cessna 150H (N50344), Albion, 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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