# NTSB CHI71AC076: Cessna 150, N4682X, Knox, IN, April 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1971
- Place: Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Location: 41.2910° N, 86.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2910&lon=-86.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4016  71/4/12    KNOX,IND            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1055                    N4682X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLOTHIAN,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4682X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4682X-1971-06-16), registration cancelled 1971-06-16, S/N 15064732 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Starke Co

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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