# NTSB CHI77DEE11: Cessna 150L, N11789, Chicago, IL, February 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1977
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0726  77/2/27    CHICAGO,IL          CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1825                    N11789              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 69 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED A/C ON SERVICE ROAD INSTEAD OF TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11789](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11789-1989-11-28), registration cancelled 1989-11-28, S/N 15075633 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## 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 19770227008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227008809A), Feb 27, 1977: Cessna 150L, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Plt taxied a/c on service road instead of taxiway.

## Other investigations on N11789 (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 NYC89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA132), May 14, 1989: Cessna 150 (N11789), Woodstock, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE CROSSWIND AND SOFT/WET TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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