# NTSB CHI75DEE34: Cessna 150L, N18042, Morris, IL, December 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1974
- Place: Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3859  74/12/26   MORRIS,ILL          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N18042              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRIS,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18042](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18042), registered now, S/N 15073754 (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: Morris Muni

## 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 19741226040949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741226040949A), Dec 26, 1974: Cessna 150L, Morris, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 12K.

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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