# NTSB CHI70FBM13: Cessna 150J, N50889, Gary, IN, April 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1970
- Place: Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1665   70/4/5    GARY,IND            CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N50889              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARY,IND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO.ACFT VEERED L DRG TKOF.WIND GUSTING 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50889](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50889-2018-02-01), registration cancelled 2018-02-01, S/N 15069621, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gary Muni

## Other investigations on N50889 (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 CEN14CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA515), Sep 22, 2014: Cessna 150J (N50889), Brookfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate maintenance and preflight of the airplane which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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