# NTSB CHI74FEV06: Cessna 150H, N6478S, Paris, IL, July 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1973
- Place: Paris, IL · PARIS, IL
- Location: 39.6143° N, 87.6926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6143&lon=-87.6926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2971  73/7/25    PARIS,ILL           CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6478S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWCOMER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARIS,ILL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- L WING CTCTD BEAN CROPS BORDERING TKOF AREA THEREAFTER LDG GR HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6478S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6478S-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 15067278, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Newcomer Rla

## 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 19730725028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725028589A), Jul 25, 1973: Cessna 150H, Paris, IL, Substantial damage. L wing ctctd bean crops bordering tkof area thereafter ldg gr hit fence.

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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