# NTSB CHI72DEP22: Cessna 150, N8229F, Kenosha, WI, November 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1971
- Place: Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
- Location: 42.5875° N, 87.8800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenosha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5875&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3525   71/11/2   KENOSHA,WIS         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 334
        TIME - 1700                    N8229F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACFT LOW OVER SWAMP,HIT WIRES,CRASHED IN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8229F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8229F-1973-09-26), registration cancelled 1973-09-26, S/N 15064329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8229F (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 FTW74DQG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG14), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 150 (N8229F), Pampa, TX, 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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