# NTSB CHI75DEA20: Cessna 150, N5228Q, Jeffersonville, IN, April 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1975
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.2776° N, 85.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffersonville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2776&lon=-85.7372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0692   75/4/4    JEFFERSONVILLE,IN   CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N5228Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSONVILLE,IN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO ABT 20MPH.R WING LIFTED,L HIT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5228Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5228Q-2000-12-19), registration cancelled 2000-12-19, S/N 15073128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haps

## 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 19750404008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750404008689A), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna 150L, Jeffersonville, IN, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to abt 20MPH.r wing lifted,l hit gnd.

## Other investigations on N5228Q (2)

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 CHI89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA059), Mar 22, 1989: Cessna 150L (N5228Q), Sellersburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT PILOTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ARE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT.
- [NTSB MIA73DKJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ32), Oct 29, 1972: Cessna 150L (N5228Q), Ozark, AL, 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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