# NTSB CHI74FEV29: Cessna 150L, N1545Q, Laharpe, IL, December 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Laharpe, IL · LAHARPE, IL
- Location: 40.5848° N, 90.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Harpe, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5848&lon=-90.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3572   73/12/1   LAHARPE,ILL         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N1545Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 20, 221 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            143 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,ILL                  LAHARPE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- EMBANKMENT ONE FT IN HT AT EDGES OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1545Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545Q-2013-04-11), registration cancelled 2013-04-11, S/N 15072845, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Little

## 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 19731201038269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201038269A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 150L, Laharpe, IL, Substantial damage. Embankment one ft in ht at edges of runway.

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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