# NTSB CHI74DEE63: Cessna 150, N10488, Rochelle, IL, March 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1974
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0664  74/3/16    ROCHELLE,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1220                    N10488              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 1038 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            266 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHELLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHELLE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           390                                                     330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUDENT OVERCORRECTED,ACFT DRIFTED L,IP INSTRUCTED STUDENT GO-AROUND.ACFT TURNED L NOSE-R WING HI.
```

## 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: Rochelle Muni

## 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 19740316006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740316006529A), Mar 16, 1974: Cessna 150L, Rochelle, IL, Substantial damage. Student overcorrected,acft drifted l,ip instructed student go-around. Acft turned l nose-r wing hi.

## 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 CHI74DEE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE40), Dec 20, 1973: 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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