# NTSB CHI70AC053: Cessna 150G, N2968J, Rantoul, IL, February 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1970
- Place: Rantoul, IL · RANTOUL, IL
- Location: 40.3026° N, 88.1549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rantoul, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3026&lon=-88.1549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0578  70/2/16    RANTOUL,ILL         CESSNA 150G         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1707                    N2968J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 320 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RANTOUL,ILL                 RANTOUL,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2968J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2968J-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 15065768 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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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