# NTSB CHI69F0132: Cessna 150, N6519S, Mattoon, IL, July 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1968
- Place: Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Location: 39.4778° N, 88.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattoon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4778&lon=-88.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2281  68/7/12    MATTOON,ILL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1720                    N6519S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6519S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6519S-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 15067319, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coles County

## Other investigations on N6519S (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 CHI69A0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0047), Nov 7, 1968: Cessna 150H (N6519S), Mattoon, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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