CHI73FEE38

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150J · West Chicago, IL · December 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1972
Place
West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N106DPCessna 150J
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168563

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2648  72/12/28   WEST CHICAGO,ILL    CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N106DP              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHICAGO,ILL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COLLAPSED AND RT GR BENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N106DP
Reported as
Cessna 150J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dupage County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.