# NTSB CHI78FEE21: Cessna 150J, N60731, Wedron, IL, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Wedron, IL · WEDRON, IL
- Location: 41.4383° N, 88.7749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wedron, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4383&lon=-88.7749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0404  78/2/12    WEDRON,IL           CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 653
        TIME - 1400                    N60731              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTAWA,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ANTI-ICE NOT ADDED TO FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60731](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60731-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 15070532, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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

## 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 19780212004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212004159A), Feb 12, 1978: Cessna A150K, Wedron, IL, Substantial damage. Anti-ice not added to fuel.

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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