# NTSB CHI74FEK10: Cessna 150J, N50675, Vanwert, OH, December 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1973
- Place: Vanwert, OH · VANWERT, OH
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3585  73/12/28   VANWERT,OHIO        CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N50675              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANWERT MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,OHIO                VANWERT,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- R NOSE WHEEL STEERING BEARING ROD END P/N S1823-3 BKN AT ATTACH POINT TO ASSEMBLY ARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50675](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50675-1989-10-30), registration cancelled 1989-10-30, S/N 15069478 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vanwert 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 19731228039319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228039319A), Dec 28, 1973: Cessna 150J, Vanwert, OH, Substantial damage. R nose wheel steering bearing rod end p/n S1823-3 bkn at attach point to assembly arm.

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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