CHI76AC011

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150M · Elyria, OH · August 9, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 9, 1975
Place
Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N45216Cessna 150MN45639Cessna 150M
Status
Completed · report October 31, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150513

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3283   75/8/9    ELYRIA,OH           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1120                    N45639              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  1  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORRAIN CNTY RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELYRIA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  26
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   4                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- CONGESTED UNICOM AND TRFC PTN-VARIATIONS IN DSTNCE FRM RNWY OF PTN FLN BY VARIOUS ACFT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3283   75/8/9    ELYRIA,OH           CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1120                    N45216              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 747 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  1  0                            697 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORRAIN CNTY RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELYRIA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  150
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   4                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- CONGESTED UNICOM AND TRFC PTN-VARIATIONS IN DSTNCE FRM RNWY OF PTN FLN BY VARIOUS ACFT.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N45216
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lorrain Cnty Rgnl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N45639
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lorrain Cnty Rgnl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.