# NTSB CHI75DEE35: Cessna 150, N7137F, Richton Park, IL, December 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1974
- Place: Richton Park, IL · RICHTON PARK, IL
- Location: 41.4802° N, 87.7425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richton Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-87.7425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3860  74/12/23   RICHTON PARK,ILL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 950
        TIME - 1000                    N7137F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAEDTLER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHTON PARK,ILL            FRANKFORD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L MN WHL HIT 6IN DRIFT ON RWY.STUDENT PLT AT CTLS.SWERVED,R WING DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7137F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7137F-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 15063737, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Haedtler 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 19741223042019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741223042019A), Dec 23, 1974: Cessna 150F, Richton Park, IL, Substantial damage. L MN whl hit 6IN drift on rwy. Student plt at ctls. Swerved,r wing dmgd.

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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