# NTSB CHI77DEE54: Cessna 150J, N50648, Tonica, IL, September 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1977
- Place: Tonica, IL · TONICA, IL
- Location: 41.2159° N, 89.0700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonica, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2159&lon=-89.0700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEE54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3903  77/9/22    TONICA,IL           CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N50648              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONICA,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50648](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50648-1977-12-13), registration cancelled 1977-12-13, S/N 15069458 (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

## 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 19770922042509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922042509A), Sep 22, 1977: Cessna 150J, Tonica, IL, Substantial damage. Landed in corn field.

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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