# NTSB CHI74DEE40: Cessna 150, N10488, Rochelle, IL, December 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Rochelle, IL · ROCHELLE, IL
- Location: 41.9198° N, 89.0623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochelle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9198&lon=-89.0623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4120  73/12/20   ROCHELLE,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 342
        TIME - 1805                    N10488              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHULTZ FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                ROCHELLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- HIT 2-3FT SNOW 10FT IN FM LTS. ADDED FULL PWR,ENG DIED. RAN OFF R SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10488](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10488), registered now, S/N 15074886, built 1973 (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: Schultz Field

## 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 19731220039749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220039749A), Dec 20, 1973: Cessna 150L, Rochelle, IL, Substantial damage. Hit 2-3FT snow 10FT in fm lts. Added full pwr,eng died. Ran off r side of rwy.

## Other investigations on N10488 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI74DEE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE63), Mar 16, 1974: Cessna 150 (N10488), Rochelle, IL, substantial damage

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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