# NTSB CHI80DEV16: Cessna 150, N1559Q, Metropolis, IL, February 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1980
- Place: Metropolis, IL · METROPOLIS, IL
- Location: 37.1496° N, 88.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Metropolis, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1496&lon=-88.6874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132221
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEV16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0065  80/2/13    METROPOLIS,IL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N1559Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          METROPOLIS,IL               METROPOLIS,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1559Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1559Q-1983-04-16), registration cancelled 1983-04-16, S/N 15072859 (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: Metropolis

## 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 19800213003049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213003049A), Feb 13, 1980: Cessna 150L, Metropolis, IL, Substantial damage. Landed off center of snow plowed runway. One wheel caught in snow furrow. Flipped aircraft over.

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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