# NTSB CHI77DEV20: Cessna 150, N23127, Thompsonville, IL, April 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1977
- Place: Thompsonville, IL · THOMPSONVILLE, IL
- Location: 37.9113° N, 88.7650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thompsonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9113&lon=-88.7650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEV20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV20

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2605  77/4/16    THOMPSONVILLE,IL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N23127              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 518 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            381 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23127](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23127-2018-03-12), registration cancelled 2018-03-12, S/N 15068741, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (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
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19770416009509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416009509A), Apr 16, 1977: Cessna 150H, Thompsonville, IL, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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