# NTSB CHI76FEV37: Cessna 150D, N4164U, Pickneyville, IL, May 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Pickneyville, IL · PICKNEYVILLE, IL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0987   76/5/1    PICKNEYVILLE,IL     CESSNA 150D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 113
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4164U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FALLS OF ROUGH,KY           FESTUS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ENCTRD LOW CLDS,DIMINISHING FUEL SUPPLY LNDD ON  WET ROAD WITH LARGE AMT OF CROWN IN CENTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4164U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4164U), registered now, S/N 15060164, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (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 19760501011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501011589A), May 1, 1976: Cessna 150D, Pickneyville, IL, Substantial damage. Enctrd low clds,diminishing fuel supply lndd on wet road with large amt of crown in center.

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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