# NTSB CHI76DEV66: Cessna 150, N50250, Eldorado, IL, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Eldorado, IL · ELDORADO, IL
- Location: 37.8117° N, 88.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldorado, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8117&lon=-88.4416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEV66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2351   76/9/5    ELDORADO,IL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 192
        TIME - 1100                    N50250              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROGERS RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGBURG,IN              ELDORADO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50250](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50250-2014-12-16), registration cancelled 2014-12-16, S/N 15069166, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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: Rogers Rla

## 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 19760905027369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905027369A), Sep 5, 1976: Cessna 150H, Eldorado, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25 KTS.

## Other investigations on N50250 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75DEG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEG09), Dec 7, 1974: Cessna 150H (N50250), Moraine, OH, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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