# NTSB CHI76AC067: Cessna 150M, N66101, Peoria, IL, June 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1976
- Place: Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1951   76/6/9    PEORIA,IL           CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 185
        TIME - 1500                    N66101              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT HAWLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,IL              PEORIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- VERY LOW CYL COMPRESSION NOTED LAST COMP CK NO CORRECTION NOTED.FLAPS DWN APRX 23 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66101](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66101-1976-08-24), registration cancelled 1976-08-24, S/N 15075834 (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: Mt Hawley

## 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 19760609020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609020289A), Jun 9, 1976: Cessna 150M, Peoria, IL, Destroyed. Very low cyl compression noted last comp ck no correction noted. Flaps dwn aprx 23 deg.

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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