# NTSB CHI76DET42: Cessna 150, N6044G, Woodburn, IN, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Woodburn, IN · WOODBURN, IN
- Location: 41.1281° N, 84.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1281&lon=-84.8505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DET42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1952   76/6/6    WOODBURN,IN         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N6044G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WESTFIELD,IN                RETURN                       WOODBURN,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RWY PLT STEERED THE ACFT L OFF THE RWY INTO A WHEAT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6044G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6044G-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 15071544, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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: Taylor

## 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 19760606016299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606016299A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 150K, Woodburn, IN, Substantial damage. To avoid running off the end of the rwy plt steered the acft l off the rwy into a wheat field.

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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