# NTSB CHI72AC038: Cessna 150H, N23477, Aberdeen, OH, October 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1971
- Place: Aberdeen, OH · ABERDEEN, OH
- Location: 38.6717° N, 83.7709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6717&lon=-83.7709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3448  71/10/12   ABERDEEN,OHIO       CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 59, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N23477              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABERDEEN,OHIO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DURG LOW PASS,HDD INTO SUN,ACFT IMPCTD WIRES ON UPSLOPING TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23477](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23477-1971-11-30), registration cancelled 1971-11-30, S/N 15068977, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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