# NTSB CHI78FEK24: Cessna 150M, N66382, Urbana, OH, July 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: Urbana, OH · URBANA, OH
- Location: 40.1081° N, 83.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1081&lon=-83.7554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEK24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3552  78/7/16    URBANA,OH           CESSNA 150M         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 14570
        TIME - 1210                    N66382              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          URBANA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED GLIDER IN HIGH TOW POSITION APPEARED TO RAISE TAIL OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66382](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66382-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 15076006, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Grimes

## 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 19780716027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716027329A), Jul 16, 1978: Cessna A150K, Urbana, OH, Destroyed. Witness stated glider in high tow position appeared to raise tailacft.

## Other investigations on N66382 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI78FEK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK16), Apr 28, 1978: Cessna 150 (N66382), Urbana, OH, substantial damage

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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