# NTSB CHI76AC011: Cessna 150M, N45216, Elyria, OH, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC011

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 1

- Registration: [N45216](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45216-1976-01-07), registration cancelled 1976-01-07, S/N 150-76789, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lorrain Cnty Rgnl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N45639](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45639-1976-01-07), registration cancelled 1976-01-07, S/N 15077001, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lorrain Cnty Rgnl

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750809036292A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809036292A), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 150M, Elyria, OH, Destroyed. Congested UNICOM and trfc ptn-variations in dstnce frm rnwy of ptn fln by various acft.
- [Accident 19750809036291A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809036291A), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna A150K, Elyria, OH, Destroyed. Congested UNICOM and trfc ptn-variations in dstnce frm rnwy of ptn fln by various acft.

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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