# NTSB CHI81FET02: Cessna 150, N1744Q, Griffin, IN, November 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1980
- Place: Griffin, IN · GRIFFIN, IN
- Location: 38.2043° N, 87.9149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2043&lon=-87.9149&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2671   80/11/1   GRIFFIN,IN          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1744Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFIN,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HEARING NOISE IN AFT PART OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1744Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1744Q-2017-05-23), registration cancelled 2017-05-23, S/N 15073044, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (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: Griffin

## 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 19801101061519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101061519A), Nov 1, 1980: Cessna 150L, Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. Premature lift off airplane settled to runway student lost control, veered off runway, flipped over.

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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