# NTSB CHI78DEE48: Cessna 150, N11554, Plato Center, IL, June 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1978
- Place: Plato Center, IL · PLATO CENTER, IL
- Location: 42.0267° N, 88.4301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plato Center, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0267&lon=-88.4301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEE48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2119  78/6/21    PLATO CENTER,IL     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1025                    N11554              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATO CENTER,IL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT TAXIING BACK FOR TKOF HIT LARGE ROCK HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS & FLIPPED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11554](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11554), registered now, S/N 15075516, 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
- Airport: Olson

## 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 19780621022749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621022749A), Jun 21, 1978: Cessna 150L, Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage. Student plt taxiing back for tkof hit large rock hidden by tall g & flipped over.

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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