# NTSB CHI77FEI37: Cessna 150, N66647, Wellington, OH, August 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1977
- Place: Wellington, OH · WELLINGTON, OH
- Location: 41.1523° N, 82.2263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1523&lon=-82.2263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2268  77/8/28    WELLINGTON,OH       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 185
        TIME - 1625                    N66647              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOTSFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLINGTON,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PREPLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FARTHER DOWN RWY & WIND CONSIDERED MORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66647](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66647-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 15076181, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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: Botsford

## 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 19770828025649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828025649A), Aug 28, 1977: Cessna 150M, Wellington, OH, Substantial damage. Plt stated preplanned touchdown point should have been farther down rwy & wind considered more.

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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