# NTSB CHI71DBA26: Cessna 150F, N8602G, Greentown, IN, January 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1971
- Place: Greentown, IN · GREENTOWN, IN
- Location: 40.4775° N, 85.9626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greentown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4775&lon=-85.9626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0569  71/1/21    GREENTOWN,IND       CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N8602G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENTOWN,IND               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8602G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602G-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 15062702, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- 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: Howard Co.

## Other investigations on N8602G (3)

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 CHI86FEX09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX09), Jul 4, 1986: Cessna 150F (N8602G), Marion, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI68D0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0267), Aug 28, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8602G), Northbrook, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0101), Jun 27, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8602G), Northbrook, 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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