# NTSB CHI70A0002: Cessna 150, N7156X, Odell, IL, July 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1969
- Place: Odell, IL · ODELL, IL
- Location: 41.0023° N, 88.5235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odell, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0023&lon=-88.5235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2837   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156X-1970-06-12), registration cancelled 1970-06-12, S/N 15059256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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