# NTSB CHI76FEE72: Cessna 150J, N50997, Hinckley, IL, August 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1976
- Place: Hinckley, IL · HINCKLEY, IL
- Location: 41.7714° N, 88.6404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinckley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7714&lon=-88.6404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2974  76/8/20    HINCKLEY,IL         CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 334
        TIME - 1745                    N50997              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 268 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINCKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINCKLEY,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL FOR ONE MORE TOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50997](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50997-1995-09-11), registration cancelled 1995-09-11, S/N 15069699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hinckley

## 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 19760820026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820026219A), Aug 20, 1976: Cessna 150J, Hinckley, IL, Substantial damage. Plt thought he had enough fuel for one more tow.

## Other investigations on N50997 (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 DEN70DXD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DXD26), May 11, 1970: Cessna 150 (N50997), Aurora, CO, 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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