# NTSB CHI79DEV06: Cessna 150, Monmouth, IL, December 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: December 9, 1978
- Place: Monmouth, IL · MONMOUTH, IL
- Location: 40.9142° N, 90.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monmouth, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 13, 1979
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEV06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3773   78/12/9   MONMOUTH,IL         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1550                    N704PT              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      AGE 45, 478 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            165 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONMOUTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONMOUTH,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED IN LOOSE SNOW OFF SIDE OF RNWY.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-flare/touchdown

## Aircraft

- Registration: N704PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704PT-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: MONMOUTH MUNI
- FAA reports: 19781209039899A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781209039899A) (OpenAirDocs)

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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