# NTSB CHI76DEE04: Cessna 150L, N16178, Ottawa, IL, July 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
- Location: 41.3540° N, 88.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3540&lon=-88.8234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2479  75/7/13    OTTAWA,IL           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N16178              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT. HAWLEY,IL               OTTAWA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16178](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16178-1982-01-21), registration cancelled 1982-01-21, S/N 15073526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottawa

## 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 19750713027699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713027699A), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna A150K, Ottawa, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N16178 (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 IAD80DLQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLQ18), May 26, 1980: Cessna 150L (N16178), Bowling Green, KY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI75DEV20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV20), Feb 9, 1975: Cessna 150 (N16178), Peoria, IL, 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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