# NTSB CHI74AC032: Cessna 150F, N8059F, Columbiana, OH, October 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Columbiana, OH · COLUMBIANA, OH
- Location: 40.8854° N, 80.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbiana, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8854&lon=-80.6684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3562   73/10/8   COLUMBIANA,OHIO     CESSNA 150F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 3200
        TIME - 0945                    N8059F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO             DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- SPECIAL VFR DEP.GYRO NOT ALIGNED.AKRON,OHIO WX OBSERVATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8059F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8059F-1974-02-19), registration cancelled 1974-02-19, S/N 15064159 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731008040999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008040999A), Oct 8, 1973: Cessna 150F, Columbiana, OH, Destroyed. Special VFR dep. Gyro not aligned. Akron,Ohio wx observation.

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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