# NTSB CHI69F0060: Cessna 150G, N3254J, Knox, IN, July 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1968
- Place: Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Location: 41.2910° N, 86.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2910&lon=-86.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1946   68/7/5    KNOX,IND            CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 2010                    N3254J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARK COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- VOR TUNED TO WRONG STATION. LANDED IN BEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3254J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3254J), registered now, S/N 15065954, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Stark County

## Other investigations on N3254J (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 NYC76DNC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC38), Apr 6, 1976: Cessna 150 (N3254J), Lincoln, ME, 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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