CHI70D0375

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Ottawa, IL · December 27, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1969
Place
Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60087Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145392

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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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3-4541  69/12/27   OTTAWA,ILL          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N60087              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTAWA,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N60087
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ottawa

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.