# NTSB CHI75FEV39: Cessna 150, N8490G, Carbondale, IL, June 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1975
- Place: Carbondale, IL · CARBONDALE, IL
- Location: 37.7221° N, 89.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbondale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7221&lon=-89.2237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEV39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1645  75/6/27    CARBONDALE,IL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1725                    N8490G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      UNK/NR, 10 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARBONDALE,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SUPERVISED SOLO PLT CONSULTED WITH IP ABT OTR HARD LNDG.IP ADVSD MAKE ANOTHER TKOF AND LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8490G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8490G), registered now, S/N 15062590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (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: Southern Illinois

## 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 19750627018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627018769A), Jun 27, 1975: Cessna 150F, Carbondale, IL, Substantial damage. Supervised solo plt consulted with ip abt otr hard lndg. Ip advsd make another tkof and lndg.

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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