- Date
- April 22, 1976
- Place
- Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N61237Cessna 150J
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760422008709A
- Case key
- 153006
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0670 76/4/22 PLAINFIELD,IL CESSNA 150J CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 61, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1255 N61237 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 69 230 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DRIFTED FRM RWY CENTERLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61237
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clow
N61237Registration cancelled Sep 28, 2005 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.