# NTSB CHI74FEG16: Cessna 150, N8636G, Gallipolis, OH, February 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1974
- Place: Gallipolis, OH · GALLIPOLIS, OH
- Location: 38.8201° N, 82.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallipolis, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8201&lon=-82.1910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0278  74/2/11  NR.GALLIPOLIS,OHIO    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N8636G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GALLIPOLIS,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING,SHUT DOWN ENGINE,UN RESTART.NOT INSTRUCTED ENGINE SHUTDOWN,STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8636G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8636G-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 15062736, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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

## 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 19740211002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740211002669A), Feb 11, 1974: Cessna 150F, Gallipolis, OH, Substantial damage. Simulated forced landing,shut down engine,un restart. Not instructed engine shutdown,struck trees.

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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