# NTSB CHI74FEI02: Cessna 150, N5585G, Doylestown, OH, July 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Doylestown, OH · DOYLESTOWN, OH
- Location: 40.9700° N, 81.6957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9700&lon=-81.6957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEI02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1769  73/7/18    DOYLESTOWN, OHIO    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N5585G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OHIO              STOW, OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL DRAINED PREV EVENING,QUICK DRAIN LEFT OPEN AND NO OIL REPLACED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5585G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5585G-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 15071085, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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: Wadsworth Mun

## 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 19730718021159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718021159A), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna A150K, Doylestown, OH, Substantial damage. Oil drained prev evening,quick drain left open and no oil replaced.

## Other investigations on N5585G (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 IAD79FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLT01), Nov 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N5585G), Covington, TN, 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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