# NTSB CHI75DEV13: Cessna 150M, N66072, Mattoon, IL, November 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1974
- Place: Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Location: 39.4778° N, 88.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattoon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4778&lon=-88.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEV13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3620  74/11/20   MATTOON,ILL         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N66072              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 497 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            151 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MATTOON,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- IP DEMO SHORT FLD LDG.APRX 10FT ABV GND ACFT RATE OF DSCNT INCREASED RAPIDLY.DMGD GR BOX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66072](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66072-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 15075814, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Coles County Mem

## 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 19741120038689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741120038689A), Nov 20, 1974: Cessna 150M, Mattoon, IL, Substantial damage. Ip demo short fld ldg. Aprx 10FT abv gnd acft rate of dscnt increased rapidly. Dmgd gr box.

## Other investigations on N66072 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW77FRG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG67), Sep 4, 1977: Cessna 150 (N66072), Killeen, TX, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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