# NTSB CHI70FBQ10: Cessna 150, N8631S, Galesburg, IL, April 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1970
- Place: Galesburg, IL · GALESBURG, IL
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1766   70/4/4    GALESBURG,ILL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N8631S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALESBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,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 - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- FINAL LDG AFTR 3 TGLS WITH R X-WND.R WING LIFTED,ACFT SWERVED L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8631S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8631S), registered now, S/N 15061931, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Galesburg Muni

## Other investigations on N8631S (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 FTW70D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0084), May 28, 1969: Cessna 150 (N8631S), Natchitoches, LA, 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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