# NTSB CHI76FEE50: Cessna 150M, N3335V, Justice, IL, April 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1976
- Place: Justice, IL · JUSTICE, IL
- Location: 41.7534° N, 87.8269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Justice, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7534&lon=-87.8269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1374   76/4/9    JUSTICE,IL          CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1426                    N3335V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  JUSTICE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: MAGNETIC PLUG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG OIL SUMP QUICK DRAIN TYPE OIL ASSEMBLY MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3335V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3335V-1996-03-09), registration cancelled 1996-03-09, S/N 15076464 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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 19760409010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409010659A), Apr 9, 1976: Cessna 150M, Justice, IL, Substantial damage. Eng oil sump quick drain type oil assembly missing.

## Other investigations on N3335V (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 NYC94LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA086), May 21, 1994: Cessna 150M (N3335V), Addison, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION, RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TREES.

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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