# NTSB CHI75DEK16: Cessna 150, N61150, Findlay, OH, December 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1974
- Place: Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEK16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEK16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4008   74/12/6   FINDLAY,OHIO        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N61150              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIEBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PHILLIPSBURG,OHIO           MANSFIELD,OHIO               FINDLAY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED R OF RWY INTO SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61150](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61150-1991-03-05), registration cancelled 1991-03-05, S/N 15070839 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Priebe

## 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 19741206042179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741206042179A), Dec 6, 1974: Cessna 150J, Findlay, OH, Substantial damage. Drifted r of rwy into snowbank.

## Other investigations on N61150 (1)

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 IAD79DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ01), Oct 2, 1978: Cessna 150 (N61150), Campbellsville, KY, 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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