# NTSB CHI76FEA24: Cessna 150F, N81385, Sheridan, IN, February 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1976
- Place: Sheridan, IN · SHERIDAN, IN
- Location: 40.1350° N, 86.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1350&lon=-86.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0435   76/2/7    SHERIDAN,IN         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N81385              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FOX HUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N81385 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760207005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760207005129A), Feb 7, 1976: Frchld 24W46, Sheridan, IN, Substantial damage. Fox hunting.

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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