# NTSB CHI77DEV30: Cessna 150, N5727G, Lacon, IL, June 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Lacon, IL · LACON, IL
- Location: 41.0229° N, 89.4063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lacon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0229&lon=-89.4063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEV30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2604  77/6/26    LACON,IL            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N5727G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHALL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LACON,IL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5727G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marshall County

## 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 19770626019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626019609A), Jun 26, 1977: Cessna 150K, Lacon, 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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