# NTSB CHI75FEK18: Cessna 150L, N11503, Zanesville, OH, December 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1974
- Place: Zanesville, OH · ZANESVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3919  74/12/11   ZANESVILLE,OHIO     CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N11503              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZANESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZANESVILLE,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- T/D SHORT OF RWY STRUCK SNOW BANK AT THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11503](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11503-2015-03-11), registration cancelled 2015-03-11, S/N 15075468, built 1973 (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: Zanesville Muni

## 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 19741211040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741211040589A), Dec 11, 1974: Cessna 150L, Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. T/d short of rwy struck snow bank at threshold.

## Other investigations on N11503 (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 ATL91LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA171), Sep 8, 1991: Cessna 150L (N11503), Pickens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PANICKED, INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE STUDENT.

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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