# NTSB CHI75DEE29: Cessna 150, N18522, Frankfort, IL, October 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Frankfort, IL · FRANKFORT, IL
- Location: 41.5090° N, 87.8710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5090&lon=-87.8710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3619  74/10/27   FRANKFORT,ILL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N18522              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,ILL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18522](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18522), registered now, S/N 15073911, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- 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: Frankfort

## 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 19741027038469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027038469A), Oct 27, 1974: Cessna 150L, Frankfort, IL, Substantial damage. Struck barbed wire 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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