# NTSB CHI74FE140: Cessna 150L, N11069, Galion, OH, May 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Galion, OH · GALION, OH
- Location: 40.7382° N, 82.7813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7382&lon=-82.7813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FE140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FE140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1371  74/5/23    GALION,OHIO         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1807
        TIME - 1030                    N11069              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALION MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALION,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AIRPLANE TAIL SECTION CONTACTED RUNWAY SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11069](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11069-1995-06-30), registration cancelled 1995-06-30, S/N 15075196 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galion Municipal

## 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 19740523016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523016049A), May 23, 1974: Cessna 150L, Galion, OH, Substantial damage. Airplane tail section contacted runway surface.

## Other investigations on N11069 (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 FTW93LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA191), Jun 16, 1993: Cessna 150L (N11069), Navasota, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO LEFT MAGNETO FLUCTUATING DUE TO LOOSE COIL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING

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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