# NTSB CHI72FEI13: Cessna 150H, N6914S, Sheffield, OH, August 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1971
- Place: Sheffield, OH · SHEFFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.4569° N, 82.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4569&lon=-82.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEI13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEI13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1169  71/8/14    SHEFFIELD,OHIO      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N6914S              PX-  0  1  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD OVR I-90 ALMOST TOUCHING MEDIAN,WENT UP ALMOST HITTING OVRPASS.FLT APRX 50FT OVR 2 CARS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6914S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6914S-1971-10-04), registration cancelled 1971-10-04, S/N 15067614 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Richards

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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