# NTSB CHI77FEX06: Cessna 150G, N2879S, Patriot, IN, December 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1976
- Place: Patriot, IN · PATRIOT, IN
- Location: 38.8352° N, 84.8303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patriot, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8352&lon=-84.8303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3981  76/12/15   PATRIOT,IN          CESSNA 150G         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 547
        TIME - 1230                    N2879S              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 352 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IN             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- POWERLINE PATROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2879S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879S-1977-03-04), registration cancelled 1977-03-04, S/N 15066779, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761215040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761215040599A), Dec 15, 1976: Cessna 150G, Patriot, IN, Destroyed. Powerline patrol.

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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