# NTSB CHI79DEV09: Cessna 150, N10739, Danville, IL, December 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1978
- Place: Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEV09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEV09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4463  78/12/16 NR.DANVILLE,IL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1451                    N10739              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,IL                DANVILLE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10739](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10739-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 15074996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vermilion County

## 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 19781216040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216040359A), Dec 16, 1978: Cessna A150K, Danville,Il, IL, Substantial damage

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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