# NTSB CHI72FEA45: Cessna 150B, N7269X, Rockville, IN, May 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1972
- Place: Rockville, IN · ROCKVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.7665° N, 87.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7665&lon=-87.2295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1934  72/5/29    ROCKVILLE,IND       CESSNA 150B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N7269X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKVILLE,IND              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: OTHER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS STATED ENG NOT DEVELOPING FULL PWR ON T/O. PLT HAD TRIED TO BUY SPARK PLUGS. LND ON RR TRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7269X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7269X-1972-07-10), registration cancelled 1972-07-10, S/N 15059369 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- Registry model: [Cessna 150B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (registry code 2071806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Butler

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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