# NTSB CHI72FEE37: Cessna 150, N8405M, Chicago, IL, October 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1971
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE37

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3419   71/10/6   CHICAGO,ILL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 145
        TIME - 1146                    N8405M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8405M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8405M-1971-11-29), registration cancelled 1971-11-29, S/N A15000105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Midway

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.