# NTSB CHI76FEE21: Cessna 150, N8179F, Dekalb, IL, September 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1975
- Place: Dekalb, IL · DEKALB, IL
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2883  75/9/28    DEKALB,IL           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N8179F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMPAIGN,IL                DEKALB,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8179F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179F-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 15064279, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb Muni

## 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 19750928031829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928031829A), Sep 28, 1975: Cessna 150F, Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8179F (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 CHI69D0510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0510), Nov 23, 1968: Cessna 150F (N8179F), Buckley, 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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