# NTSB CHI74DEE41: Cessna 150, N19277, Wheeling, IL, December 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4060  73/12/31   WHEELING,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N19277              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,ILL                WHEELING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19277](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19277-1989-07-11), registration cancelled 1989-07-11, S/N 15074296 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicagoland

## 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 19731231040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731231040559A), Dec 31, 1973: Cessna 150L, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N19277 (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 CHI78FEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE25), Feb 26, 1978: Cessna 150 (N19277), Wheeling, 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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