# NTSB CHI72FEK05: Cessna 150L, N1600U, Athens, OH, September 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1971
- Place: Athens, OH · ATHENS, OH
- Location: 39.3263° N, 82.1002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3263&lon=-82.1002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (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): 163889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3428  71/9/25    ATHENS,OHIO         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0920                    N1600U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 526 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            515 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING ABRTD TKOFS,I/P PUSHED FWD ON CTLS DRG FLARE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1600U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohio University

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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