# NTSB CHI78FEX43: Cessna 150H, N23016, Monticello, IN, September 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1978
- Place: Monticello, IN · MONTICELLO, IN
- Location: 40.7452° N, 86.7673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7452&lon=-86.7673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4175  78/9/27    MONTICELLO,IN       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 105
        TIME - 2122                    N23016              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTICELLO WHITE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTICELLO,IN               MONTICELLO,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT RPTD UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AT TIME OF ACCIDENT,NO TOX SAMPLE TAKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23016](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23016-1984-10-25), registration cancelled 1984-10-25, S/N 15068679 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Monticello White

## 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 19780927033559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927033559A), Sep 27, 1978: Cessna A150K, Monticello, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot rptd under influence of alcohol at time of accident,no tox le taken.

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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