# NTSB CHI72DEI32: Cessna 150, N50004, Medina, OH, February 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1972
- Place: Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Location: 41.1346° N, 81.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1346&lon=-81.8695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEI32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0565   72/2/7    MEDINA,OHIO         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N50004              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDINA,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- RWY FULLY PLOWED WITH PATCHES OF SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50004](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50004), registered now, S/N 15069001, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Freedom

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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