# NTSB CHI76FEE29: Cessna 150M, N66208, Wilmington, IL, October 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1975
- Place: Wilmington, IL · WILMINGTON, IL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3459  75/10/29   WILMINGTON,IL       CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N66208              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEKALB,IL                   LANSING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LOST ELECTRICAL SYS INCLUDING VOR BECAME DISORIENTED.LNDD IN A BEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66208](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66208-2010-10-04), registration cancelled 2010-10-04, S/N 15075920, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19751029035529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751029035529A), Oct 29, 1975: Cessna 150M, Wilmington, IL, Substantial damage. Lost electrical sys including VOR became disoriented. Lndd in a bean fld.

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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