# NTSB CHI74FEI44: Cessna 150K, N5899G, Louisville, OH, June 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Louisville, OH · LOUISVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.8370° N, 81.2641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8370&lon=-81.2641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEI44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2781   74/6/9    LOUISVILLE,OHIO     CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N5899G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YODER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWLING GREEN,OHIO          LOUISVILLE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- L MAIN GR STRUCK RWY MARKER BFR TRAVELING OVR AND DWN 8FT EMBANKMENT.GUSTS TO 22K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5899G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5899G-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 15071399, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Yoder

## 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 19740609029039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609029039A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna 150K, Louisville, OH, Substantial damage. L main gr struck rwy marker bfr traveling ovr and dwn 8FT embankment. Gusts to 22K.

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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