# NTSB CHI75FEE61: Cessna 185, N7SR, Minooka, IL, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Minooka, IL · MINOOKA, IL
- Location: 41.4503° N, 88.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minooka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4503&lon=-88.2778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE61

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1533  75/5/24    MINOOKA,IL          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 560
        TIME - 1700                    N7SR                PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSSI FARM RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINOOKA,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- MANUEVERED TO AVOID WIRES WHILE SETTLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rossi Farm 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 19750524016899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524016899A), May 24, 1975: Cessna 185E, Minooka, IL, Substantial damage. Manuevered to avoid wires while settling.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.