# NTSB CHI70D0212: Cessna 150, N3516L, Shabbona, IL, September 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1969
- Place: Shabbona, IL · SHABBONA, IL
- Location: 41.7643° N, 88.8822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shabbona, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7643&lon=-88.8822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0212
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0212

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3854   69/9/9    SHABBONA,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N3516L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- T/O FROM APRX 1280FT HAYFIELD WITH GRASS ABT 12IN TO 15IN HIGH.PRACTICING EMERGENCY LDGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3516L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3516L-1982-08-26), registration cancelled 1982-08-26, S/N 15062316, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3516L (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 CHI66F0555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0555), Jan 25, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3516L), West Chicago, IL, 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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