# NTSB CHI77DEG17: Cessna 150, N11398, Goshen, OH, May 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1977
- Place: Goshen, OH · GOSHEN, OH
- Location: 39.2285° N, 84.1507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goshen, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2285&lon=-84.1507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2276   77/5/3    GOSHEN,OH           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1433
        TIME - 1030                    N11398              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 481 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUKEN,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED DURING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AND WOULD NOT RESTART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11398](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11398-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 15075387, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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 19770503010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770503010079A), May 3, 1977: Cessna 150L, Goshen, OH, Substantial damage. Eng failed during simulated forced landing and would not restart.

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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