# NTSB CHI73DEE65: Cessna 150, N6798G, Joliet, IL, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1456   73/6/9    JOLIET, ILL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N6798G              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 33, 1045 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            780 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JOLIET, ILL                 LOCAL                        JOLIET, ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DRG SHORT FLD TKOF,PLT DIVERTED HIS ATTN TO PAX  A/S DECREASED TO STALL,HIT GND DRG RCVRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6798G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6798G), registered now, S/N 15072298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joliet Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730609016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016049A), Jun 9, 1973: Cessna 150L, Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Drg short fld tkof,plt diverted his attn to pax a/s decreased to stall,hit gnd drg rcvry.

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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