# NTSB CHI78DEV02: Cessna 150, N10524, Pittsfield, IL, October 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1977
- Place: Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2223   77/10/6   PITTSFIELD,IL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N10524              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 43, 2392 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DEER RAN ONTO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10524](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10524), registered now, S/N 15074902 (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: Pittsfield

## 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 19771006030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771006030239A), Oct 6, 1977: Cessna 150L, Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage. Deer ran onto rwy.

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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