# NTSB CHI75FEE06: Cessna 150L, N18534, Lockport, IL, July 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Location: 41.5908° N, 88.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5908&lon=-88.0325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE06

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3385  74/7/27    LOCKPORT,ILL        BOWERS  FLY BABY    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 58, 234
        TIME - 1545                    N337X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS-LOCKPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,ILL              LOCKPORT,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- CESSNA N18534 ENTRD AND STARTED TO CROSS RWY IN FRONT OF N337X ON LDG ROLL.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3385  74/7/27    LOCKPORT,ILL        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N18534              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS-LOCKPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICAGO,ILL                 RETURN                       LOCKPORT,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CESSNA ON RWY COLLIDED WITH N337X ON LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N18534](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18534), registered now, S/N 15073923, built 1972 (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: Lewis-Lockport

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N337X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337X), registered now, S/N 1C71, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOWERS  FLY BABY
- Registry model: [Cahill William F BOWERSFLY BABY 1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cahill-william-f-bowersfly-baby-1a) (registry code 05630FQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis-Lockport

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740727031671A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727031671A), Jul 27, 1974: Cessna 150L, Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Cessna on rwy collided with N337X on ldg roll.
- [Accident 19740727031672A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727031672A), Jul 27, 1974: Amtr 1412141, Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Cessna N18534 entrd and started to cross rwy in front of N337X on ldg roll.

## Other investigations on N18534 (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 CHI73DEE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEE63), May 25, 1973: Cessna 150L (N18534), Frankfort, IL, 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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