# NTSB CHI75FEV30: Cessna 150H, N23303, Pittsfield, IL, April 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1975
- Place: Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEV30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0682  75/4/12    PITTSFIELD,IL       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 182
        TIME - 1730                    N23303              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOPLIN,MO                   SPRINGFIELD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23303](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23303), registered now, S/N 15068861, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Schuster

## 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 19750412008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412008779A), Apr 12, 1975: Cessna 150H, Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N23303 (2)

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 FTW99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA066), Jan 10, 1999: Cessna 150H (N23303), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice during the approach to land. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MKC88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA030), Dec 18, 1987: Cessna 150H (N23303), Siloam Springs, AR, 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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