# NTSB CHI79DEE35: Cessna 150, N3089S, Spring Valley, IL, January 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1979
- Place: Spring Valley, IL · SPRING VALLEY, IL
- Location: 41.3233° N, 89.1830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3233&lon=-89.1830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0707  79/1/22    SPRING VALLEY,IL    CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3089S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRING VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,IL            PEORIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3089S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3089S), registered now, S/N 15066989, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (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: Spring Valley

## 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 19790122005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122005699A), Jan 22, 1979: Cessna 150, Spring Valley, IL, Substantial damage. Wheel struck a snowdrift on takeoff. Pilot lost directional control.

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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