CHI70A0002

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Odell, IL · July 3, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 3, 1969
Place
Odell, IL · ODELL, IL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7156XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165308

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2837   69/7/3    ODELL,ILL           CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1800
        TIME - 1205                    N7156X              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRIS,ILL                  MORRIS,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N7156X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.