# NTSB CHI76FEA43: Cessna 150, N18171, Charlestown, IN, June 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1976
- Place: Charlestown, IN · CHARLESTOWN, IN
- Location: 38.4302° N, 85.6701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlestown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4302&lon=-85.6701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1767   76/6/9    CHARLESTOWN,IN      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N18171              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 1605 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            973 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL ACCUMULATING ON WINDSHIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18171](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18171), registered now, S/N 15073840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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

## 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 19760609018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609018889A), Jun 9, 1976: Cessna 150L, Charlestown, IN, Substantial damage. Oil accumulating on windshield.

## Other investigations on N18171 (1)

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 IAD79FLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ20), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 172 (N18171), Louisville, KY, 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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