# NTSB CHI72DEI41: Cessna 150F, N8597G, Chardon, OH, May 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1972
- Place: Chardon, OH · CHARDON, OH
- Location: 41.5793° N, 81.2091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chardon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5793&lon=-81.2091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEI41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1735   72/5/6    CHARDON,OHIO        CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 650
        TIME - 2200                    N8597G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 412 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEFIELD,OHIO            CHARDON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       17
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND SHIFTED AFT DEPARTURE. ROLLED INTO ROUGH AREA PAST RWY END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8597G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8597G-1977-11-18), registration cancelled 1977-11-18, S/N 15062697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chardon

## Other investigations on N8597G (1)

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 MIA73FKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT46), Jan 3, 1973: Cessna 150 (N8597G), Coral Springs, FL, 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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