# NTSB CHI76FEE74: Cessna 150M, N7TZ, Lockport, IL, August 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Location: 41.5908° N, 88.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5908&lon=-88.0325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3335  76/8/24    LOCKPORT,IL         CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1810                    N7TZ                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FIELD APRX 1500 FT CVRD WITH WEAT STALKS 8 TO 18 IN HIGH,DNWND TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7TZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7TZ-1976-11-08), registration cancelled 1976-11-08, S/N 15076438 (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
- Airport: Lockport

## 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 19760824029729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824029729A), Aug 24, 1976: Cessna 150M, Lockport, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Field aprx 1500 ft cvrd with weat stalks 8 to 18 in high,dnwnd tkof.

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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