# NTSB CHI71DBD62: Cessna 150H, N6946S, Midlothian, IL, March 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1971
- Place: Midlothian, IL · MIDLOTHIAN, IL
- Location: 41.6254° N, 87.7242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6254&lon=-87.7242&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 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBD62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBD62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1124  71/3/24    MIDLOTHIAN,ILL      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N6946S              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLOTHIAN,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- BALLOONED DURG FLARE-OUT,STALLED ABT 12FT OVR RWY. NOSE GR,L WING HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6946S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6946S), registered now, S/N 15067646, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Howell

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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