# NTSB CHI81DEV11: Cessna 150, N1691Q, Metropolis, IL, April 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1981
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEV11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEV11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0738   81/4/7    METROPOLIS,IL       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 200
        TIME - 2320                    N1691Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          METROPOLIS,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CRASHED DRG BASE-TO-FINAL TURN AT NGT.WND GSTG 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1691Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1691Q-1988-07-09), registration cancelled 1988-07-09, S/N 15072991 (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 19810407015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407015029A), Apr 7, 1981: Cessna 150L, Metropolis, IL, Substantial damage. Landed adjacent to runway on plowed ground. Nosed over. Pilot arrested for flying under influence of alcohol.

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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