# NTSB CHI73AC027: Cessna 150H, N22402, Grovertown, IN, August 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1972
- Place: Grovertown, IN · GROVERTOWN, IN
- Location: 41.3750° N, 86.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grovertown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3750&lon=-86.5047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3318  72/8/25    GROVERTOWN,IND      CESSNA 150H         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N22402              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPPANEE,IND                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22402](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22402-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 15068257, built 1968 (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

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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